PART 3Miscellaneous and General
CHAPTER 3Duty of letting agents to publicise fees etc
I1I2I385Fees to which the duty applies
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.