PART 1REGULATION OF PRIVATE RENTED HOUSING
Prohibition of letting and management without registration and licence
13Offence of appointing an unlicensed agent
(1)
The landlord of a dwelling marketed or offered for let under a domestic tenancy must not appoint or continue to allow a person to undertake lettings work on behalf of the landlord in relation to that dwelling, if—
(a)
the person does not hold a licence to do so under this Part for the area in which the dwelling is located, and
(b)
the landlord knows or should know that the person does not hold such a licence.
(2)
The landlord of a dwelling subject to a domestic tenancy must not appoint or continue to allow a person to undertake property management work on behalf of the landlord in relation to that dwelling, if—
(a)
the person does not hold a licence to do so under this Part for the area in which the dwelling is located, and
(b)
the landlord knows or should know that the person does not hold such a licence.
(3)
A landlord who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.