This section gives an overview of the main provisions of this Act.

Part 2 makes it an offence for a landlord or letting agent to require certain payments to be made or certain other steps to be taken in consideration of the grant, renewal or continuance of a standard occupation contract, or pursuant to a term of a standard occupation contract.

Part 2A makes it an offence for a landlord or person acting or purporting to act on a landlord’s behalf to discriminate in relation to occupation contracts against persons who would have children live with or visit them or who are benefits claimants, and makes other provision about discrimination of that kind.

Part 3 makes provision about the repayment of holding deposits (as defined in Schedule 1).

Part 4 makes provision about enforcement, including provision about powers to require information, and fixed penalties.

Part 5 makes provision for the recovery of payments prohibited by this Act, and of holding deposits withheld contrary to this Act.

Part 6 gives the Welsh Ministers a power to make provision by regulations in relation to publicising certain fees charged by letting agents.

Part 7 makes general provision, including provision about the procedural requirements for making regulations, and about Crown application.