Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw2)

PART 2 E+W Prohibition of certain payments etc.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Part 2 applied (with modifications) (1.9.2019) by the Renting of Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (Transitional Provision for Assured Shorthold Tenancies) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1151), reg. 1(2), 3

4 Prohibited and permitted payments E+W

(1) Any payment of money is a prohibited payment unless—

(a) it is payable by a landlord to a letting agent in respect of lettings work or property management work carried out by the agent on behalf of the landlord, or

(b) it is a permitted payment by virtue of Schedule 1.

(2) That Schedule makes provision about—

(a) rent;

(b) security deposits;

(c) holding deposits;

(d) payments in default;

(e) payments in respect of council tax;

(f) payments in respect of utilities;

(g) payments in respect of a television licence;

(h) payments in respect of communication services.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 4 in force at 1.9.2019 by S.I. 2019/1150, art. 2(a)