PART 3

Miscellaneous and General
CHAPTER 3

Duty of letting agents to publicise fees etc

Fees to which the duty applies
85
1
In this Chapter “relevant fees”, in relation to a letting agent, means the fees, charges or penalties (however expressed) payable to the agent by a landlord or tenant—
a
in respect of letting agency work carried on by the agent,
b
in respect of property management work carried on by the agent, or
c
otherwise in connection with—
i
an assured tenancy of a dwelling-house, or
ii
a dwelling-house that is, has been or is proposed to be let under an assured tenancy.
2
Subsection (1) does not apply to—
a
the rent payable to a landlord under a tenancy,
b
any fees, charges or penalties which the letting agent receives from a landlord under a tenancy on behalf of another person,
c
a tenancy deposit within the meaning of section 212(8) of the Housing Act 2004, or
d
any fees, charges or penalties of a description specified in regulations made by the appropriate national authority.
S. 85 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent, see s. 100(2)(b)(5)
Pt. 3 Ch. 3: power to amend conferred (1.9.2019) by Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw 2), ss. 23, 30(2) (with s. 29); S.I. 2019/1150, art. 2(b)
S. 85 in force at 27.5.2015 for E. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2015/965, art. 2(a)
S. 85 in force at 23.11.2015 for W. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2015/1904, art. 2