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Enforced by: RSH
Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

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Landlord — also bound by 238 other Acts

Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 74 duties

Housing Act 1985 55 duties

Housing Act 1996 30 duties

The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 27 duties

The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2004 26 duties

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.

s.9A Section 9A

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sch. para. 2 sch. para. 2 Regulated

Provide insurance summary to tenants on written requestLandlord

sch. para. 3 sch. para. 3 Regulated

Provide insurance policy inspection or copies when tenants request in writingLandlord

sch. para. 4 sch. para. 4 Regulated

Provide insurance information to tenants or pass requests to superior landlordsLandlord

s.002 Disclosure of directors, &c. of corporate landlord. Regulated

Disclose directors and secretary details to tenants on requestLandlord

s.003 Duty to inform tenant of possible right to acquire landlord’s interest. Regulated

Notify qualifying tenants of right to acquire landlord’s interestLandlord

s.004 Provision of rent books. Regulated

Provide a rent book for weekly tenanciesLandlord

s.006 Information to be supplied by companies. Regulated

Provide director and secretary details when a tenant requests them in writingLandlord

s.022 Request to inspect supporting accounts &c. Regulated

Provide tenants with facilities to inspect service charge accountsLandlord

s.023 Request relating to information held by superior landlord. Regulated

Forward tenant cost requests to your own landlord and respond within a reasonable timeLandlord

s.030 Recognised tenants’ associations to be consulted about managing agents. Regulated

Consult recognised tenants' association on managing agentsLandlord

66 other provisions — procedural and definitional

sch. para. 8 sch. para. 8

s.001 Disclosure of landlord’s identity.

s.003 Duty to inform tenant of assignment of landlord’s interest.

s.004 Effect of change of landlord

s.005 Information to be contained in rent books.

s.007 Offences.

s.008 Implied terms as to fitness for human habitation: Wales.

s.009 Application of s. 8 to certain houses occupied by agricultural workers.

s.009 Leases to which section 9A applies

s.009 Application of section 9A to certain dwellings occupied by agricultural workers

s.010 Fitness for human habitation.

s.010 Remedying of hazards occurring in dwellings let on relevant social housing leases

s.010 Regulations section 10A: supplementary provision

s.011 Repairing obligations in short leases.

s.012 Restriction on contracting out of s. 11.

s.013 Leases to which s. 11 applies: general rule.

s.014 Leases to which s. 11 applies: exceptions.

s.015 Jurisdiction of county court.

s.016 Meaning of “lease” and related expressions.

s.017 Specific performance of landlord’s repairing obligations.

s.018 Meaning of “service charge” and “relevant costs”.

s.019 Limitation of service charges: reasonableness.

s.020 Limitation of service charges: consultation requirements

s.020 Limitation of service charges: grant-aided works.

s.020 Limitation of service charges: time limit on making demands.

s.020 Limitation of service charges: costs of proceedings.

s.020 Limitation of service charges: remediation works

s.020 Regulations under section 20D

s.020 Limitation of service charges: excluded costs for higher-risk buildings

s.020 Limitation of variable service charges: non-litigation costs of enfranchisement etc

s.020 Right to claim where non-litigation costs charged contrary to section 20J

s.020 Consultation requirements: supplementary

s.021 Service charge information

s.021 Withholding of service charges

s.021 Notice to accompany demands for service charges

s.023 Effect of change of landlord

s.024 Effect of assignment on request.

s.025 Failure to comply with s. 21, 22 or 23 an offence.

s.026 Exception: tenants of certain public authorities.

s.027 Exception: rent registered and not entered as variable.

s.027 Liability to pay service charges: jurisdiction

s.028 Meaning of “qualified accountant”.

s.029 Meaning of “recognised tenants’ association”.

s.029 Tenants' associations: power to request information about tenants

s.030 Meaning of “landlord”, “tenant” etc.

s.030 Rights of tenants with respect to insurance.

s.030 Implied terms relating to building safety

s.030 Liability for building safety costs

s.030 Liability for remuneration of building safety director of resident management company etc

s.030 Restrictions on contracting out of sections 30C to 30E

s.030 Jurisdiction of county court

s.030 Specific performance of implied terms

s.030 Interpretation of building safety provisions

s.031 Reserve power to limit rents.

s.031 Jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal.

s.031 Leasehold valuation tribunal: applications and fees.

s.031 Transfer of cases from county court.

s.032 Provisions not applying to tenancies within Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

s.033 Liability of directors, &c. for offences by body corporate.

s.034 Power of local housing authority to prosecute.

s.035 Application to Isles of Scilly.

s.036 Meaning of “lease” and “tenancy” and related expressions.

s.037 Meaning of “statutory tenant” and related expressions.

s.038 Minor definitions.

s.039 Index of defined expressions.

s.040 Short title, commencement and extent.

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