Breaking any of these rules often means a fine or other penalty for the perpetrator. Therefore, our Letting Agents are highly trained in dealing with the wide range of issues which may occur during the process of letting your property. We have created a number of guides to assist landlords and keep them up to date on all the legislation changes which are ongoing in the Residential Lettings Industry.

• Lettings Legislation Update 2019 Summary
• Lettings Legislation Update Q1 2019

Click here to view our summary of the new Tenant Fee Ban.

See below a list of just some of the rules and regulations which a letting agent must consider and take into account before attempting to let your property:

– Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
– Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003
– Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
– Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003
– Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003
– Building Regulations Part P: Guidance Booklet
– Civil Procedure Rules 1998
– Consumer Protection Act 1987
– Consumer Rights Act 2015
– Council Tax (Liability for Owners) (Amendment) Regulations 1993
– Council Tax (Liability for Owners) Regulations 1992
– Criminal Law Act 1977
– Data Protection Act 1998
– Defective Premises Act 1972
– Deregulation Act 2015
– Disability Discrimination Act 2005
– Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 (SI no.3260)
– Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
– Energy Act 2011
– Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2014
– Equality Act 2010
– Estate Agents Act 1979
– Firearms Act 1968
– First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees Order 2013
– Freedom of Information Act 2000
– Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
– Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (SI No. 2451)
– General Data Protection Regulations 2018
– Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
– Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018
– Houses in Multiple Occupation (Management) (England) Regulations 2009
– Housing Act 1985 Part 10
– Housing Act 1988
– Housing Act 1996
– Housing Act 2004
– Housing Health and Safety Rating System (Wales) Regulations 2006
– Housing (Tenancy Deposit) Order 2007
– Income Tax (Trading and other Income) Act 2005
– Immigration Act 2014
– Immigration Act 2016
– Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (as amended)
– Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
– Landlord Registration Act 2002
– Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation and Other Houses (Miscellaneous Provisions)(Amendment)(England) Regulations 2012
– Money Laundering Regulations 2007
– Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010
– Occupiers Liability Act 1957
– Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994
– Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
– Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
– Protection From Eviction Act 1977
– Public Health Act 1961
– Race Relations Act 1976
– Redress Schemes for Lettings Agency Work and Property Management Work (Requirement to belong to a scheme etc) (England) Order 2014
– Regulatory Reform (Assured Periodic Tenancies) (Rent Increases) Order 2003
– Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (Si no.1541)
– Rent Act 1977
– Selective Licensing of Houses (Specified Exemptions) (England) Order 2006
– Sex Discrimination Act 1975
– Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992
– Tenant Fees Act 2019
– Terrorism Act 2000
– The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015
– Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2010
– Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2001
– Water Industry Act 1999
– Weeds Act 1959
– Welfare Reform Act 2007
– Work at Height Regulations 2005 (as amended)
– Work at Height Overhaul of guidance January 2014