PART 4Letting agents

Code of practice

46Letting Agent Code of Practice

1

The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, set out a code of practice which makes provision about—

a

the standards of practice of persons who carry out letting agency work,

b

the handling of tenants’ and landlords’ money by those persons, and

c

the professional indemnity arrangements to be kept in place by those persons.

2

The code of practice is to be known as the Letting Agent Code of Practice.

3

Before making regulations under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate on a draft of the code of practice.