Real Estate

compliance Great_Britain Ongoing

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 — general duties

Enforced by: HSE

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

General duty to protect employees and others affected by the business — offices, viewings, managed common parts.

insurance Great_Britain Annual

Employers' Liability Insurance

Enforced by: HSE

Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969

Required for any business employing at least one person.

registration Uk Annual

UK GDPR + Data Protection Act 2018

Enforced by: ICO

Data Protection Act 2018; UK GDPR (retained EU law)

Agents and landlords process extensive personal data (applicants, tenants, referencing, right-to-rent copies). ICO registration unless exempt.

compliance Great_Britain Ongoing

Equality Act 2010 — protected characteristics

Enforced by: EHRC

Equality Act 2010

No discrimination in the provision of lettings/sales services or premises. 'No DSS' lettings policies have been held unlawful indirect discrimination.

compliance England_Wales Ongoing

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

Enforced by: LOCAL_FIRE_AUTHORITY

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

Applies to commercial premises and the common parts of blocks of flats (the 'responsible person' is often the freeholder/managing agent). Fire Safety Act 2021 + Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 added duties for multi-occupied residential buildings. Devolved: Fire (Scotland) Act 2005; Fire and Rescue Services (NI) Order 2006.

compliance Scotland Ongoing

Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 — general fire safety duties

Enforced by: LOCAL_FIRE_AUTHORITY

Fire (Scotland) Act 2005

Scottish equivalent of the Fire Safety Order — a duty holder (often the freeholder/managing agent for common parts of flats, or the employer for commercial premises) must carry out a fire risk assessment and take reasonable fire safety precautions. Enforced by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

certification England_Wales Periodic

Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) on sale or let

Enforced by: TRADING_STANDARDS

Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012

A valid EPC must be commissioned before a building is marketed for sale or let, with the rating shown in advertising. An agent must not market a property without one being commissioned. Scotland: Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008.

certification Scotland Periodic

Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) on sale or let — Scotland

Enforced by: TRADING_STANDARDS

The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Scottish equivalent of the England & Wales EPC duty — a valid EPC must be commissioned and displayed before a building is marketed for sale or let, with the rating shown in advertising.