Introduction
The Act
Structure and Summary of the Act
Part 1 – Registration of Private Landlords
Sections 1 and 2 – Fit and proper person
Section 3 – Landlord registration number
Section 4 – Appointment of agents
Section 5 – Access to register: additional information
Section 6 – Duty to include certain information in advertisements
Sections 7 and 8 – Penalties for unregistered landlords
Section 9 – Power to obtain information
Section 10 – Part 8 of the 2004 Act: Guidance
Section 11 – Private Rented Housing Panel: information to be given to a local authority
Part 2 - Houses in Multiple Occupation
Section 13 – Amendment of HMO licensing regime
Section 14 - Penalties for certain HMO offences
Section 15 – Statement of reasons for decisions
Section 16 - Guidance
Part 3 – Overcrowding Statutory Notices
Section 17 – Overcrowding statutory notice
Section 18 – Matters to be considered prior to service of an overcrowding statutory notice
Section 19 – Information and advice for occupiers
Sections 20 to 26 and 28 – Overcrowding: further provisions
Section 27 – Power to obtain information
Section 29 – Guidance
Section 30 – Reports
Part 4 – Miscellaneous
Section 32 - Premiums
Section 33 - Tenant information packs
Section 34 - Notices required for termination of a short assured tenancy
Section 35 - Landlord applications to the private rented housing panel
Sections 36 and 37 - Long leases and heritable securities
Part 5 – General
Section 38 - Interpretation
Section 39 - Ancillary provision
Section 40 - Orders
Section 41 - Short title and Commencement
Parliamentary History