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

1 Overview of Act E+W

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

(2) 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

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

Commencement Information

I1 S. 1 in force at 1.9.2019 by S.I. 2019/1150, art. 2(a)