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.