- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 9 of 41 obligations carry a fine up to £1,000. 8 carry different penalties and 24 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 20 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Landlord — also bound by 224 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Preliminary
1 of 25 sections shown- Grant access for repairs and follow notice rules for statutory tenanciesAny Person
24 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Rents under Regulated Tenancies
1 of 14 sections shown- Record illegal rent arrears or fail to delete incorrect rent entriesLandlord
Fine up to £1,000
13 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Registration of Rents Under Regulated Tenancies
7 of 19 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must create schemes for appointing rent officersCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State may amalgamate rent officer registration areasCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Establishment of rent assessment committees for WalesCrown / Minister / Government department
- Use correct form and details when applying to register a fair rentLandlord
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Rent Officer must follow specific rules to determine a fair rentStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Rent officer must determine fair rent increases related to council taxStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Rent officer or tribunal must record service charges in the rent registerStatutory regulator
12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Rents Under Restricted Contracts
6 of 12 sections shown- Failure to provide tenancy information to a tribunalLandlord
Fine up to £500
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunals must determine rent levels for restricted contracts on referenceTribunal / Court
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Rent Assessment Panel must maintain a public register of rents in WalesStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Property Chamber must maintain a register of restricted rent contractsTribunal / Court
- Charge more than the registered rent for a dwellingAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must cancel rent registration on applicationTribunal / Court
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Rent Limit for Dwellings Let by Housing Associations, Housing Trusts and the Housing Corporation
3 of 9 sections shown- Fail to notify tenant of conversion to regulated tenancyDirector or Officer
Fine up to £100
- Record illegal rent arrears or fail to correct rent recordsLandlord
Fine up to £1,000
- Fail to provide rent history statement to tenantLandlord
Fine up to £100
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Security of Tenure
7 of 12 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Courts must only grant possession of protected tenancies on specific groundsTribunal / Court
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Courts must only grant possession of certain agricultural tenancies in specific casesTribunal / Court
amended 2 times
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Conversion of Controlled Tenancies into Regulated Tenancies
1 of 2 sections shown1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Premiums, Etc.
5 of 10 sections shown- Charging illegal premiums or loans for tenanciesAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Charging or receiving illegal premiums for lease assignmentsAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Charging illegal premiums on restricted tenancy contractsAny Person
Fine up to £1,000 · amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)
- Charge excessive furniture prices or fail to provide inventory for tenanciesAny Person
Fine up to £1,000 · amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)
- Impose illegal advance rent requirementsAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Mortgages
2 of 4 sections shown2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
General
10 of 19 sections shown- Fail to notify landlord of a sub-tenancyAny Person
Fine up to £200
- Allow your landlord access for repairsAny Person
- Fail to disclose landlord's contact detailsLandlord
Fine up to £2,500
9 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
11 of 226 shown- Demand illegal payment for giving up a statutory tenancyAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Demand payment for assigning a statutory tenancyAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must maintain and staff Rent Assessment CommitteesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must maintain a panel of rent assessment committee chairmen and membersCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Lord Chancellor must not appoint rent assessment panel members beyond age 75Crown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Welsh Ministers must nominate Rent Assessment Panel president and vice-presidentsCrown / Minister / Government department
- Fail to provide information to a rent assessment committeeLandlord
Fine up to £100
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Rent officer must notify landlord and tenant of registered rentCrown / Minister / Government department
- Fail to comply with information request from rent assessment committeeLandlord
Fine up to £100
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Rent assessment committee must consider information and representations from partiesTribunal / Court
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must not confirm rent above maximum fair rentTribunal / Court
215 other schedules
- Provide suitable alternative accommodation for possessionLandlord
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local housing authority must include assurance of suitable alternative accommodation in time-limited offersLocal authority
32 other provisions
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