Housing (Wales) Act 2014

12 Meaning of property management work E+W

(1) In this Part, “property management work” means doing any of the following things—

(a) collecting rent;

(b) being the principal point of contact for the tenant in relation to matters arising under the tenancy;

(c) making arrangements with a person to carry out repairs or maintenance;

(d) making arrangements with a tenant or occupier of the dwelling to secure access to the dwelling for any purpose;

(e) checking the contents or condition of the dwelling, or arranging for them to be checked;

(f) serving notice to terminate a tenancy.

(2) But “property management work” does not include doing any one of the things in paragraphs (b) to (f) of subsection (1) when done by a person who—

(a) does no other thing within subsection (1), and

(b) does nothing within section 10(1) in respect of the dwelling.

(3) “Property management work” also does not include—

(a) doing things under a contract of service or apprenticeship with a landlord;

(b) doing things under a contract of service or apprenticeship, or a contract for services, with a person who is—

(i) instructed to carry out the work by a landlord, and

(ii) licensed to do so under this Part;

(c) anything done by a local housing authority (whether or not in exercise of its functions as a local housing authority);

(d) things of a description, or things done by a person of a description, specified for the purposes of this section in an order made by the Welsh Ministers.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 12 in force at 1.12.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/3127, art. 2(b), Sch. Pt. 2

I2 S. 12 in force at 23.11.2016 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2016/1066, art. 2