Acts Flashcards
(28 cards)
Smoke alarm act
Oct 2015
Deposits must be protected
Housing act 2004
Came into force 06 April 2007 - relating to AST
Custodial and insured scheme
Non housing 1988 and assured 1988 are exempt
Fly boarding act
2007
Town n planning regulation
Also this is breach of consumer protection from unfair trading 2008
Accommodation agency act 1953
If you let property without authorisation
Breach of accommodation act 1953
Misrepresentation act
1967
14 day cooling
Consumer contract 2913
Disability discrimination act
It’s incorporated into equality act 2010
2005
Equality act
2010
Fit for human habitation
Homes act 2018
24 notice to enter
Kept in repair
This act reinforces landlord Nd tenant 1985 act
Epc
04.18
Town n planning regulation1990
Town n country planning regulation 1990 sec 55
Building engeeberinv mink h over or under land
2015- permitted development FYI dwelling to hmo and other way round
Also list of permitted developments
Consumer protection from unfair trading - not enough info about property
2008
Asbestos
Banned 1990
Immigration act
2014
From 2016 agents have to check if tenants have right to rent if it complied with 2014 act
3 k if you don’t carry checks
2016 extended penalties
12 months in prison
Landlord can terminate tenancy 28 day’s notice
Assured ta notice mendatory 7b
Rent act 1977 mandatory 10a
Regulation 36
Landlord instructs landlord to act
CPR
Rent act order 1999
Rent can’t rise more than 7.5% plus inflation plus 5% thereafter
Landlord can apply to have rent increased every two years
Torts Act 1977
U can’t dispose of tenants goods
Party wall act 1996
If neighbour want to construct new wall or party fence months notice
If neighbour wants to repair part wall two months notice
Neighbour that receives notice must reply in 14 days
No reply means there is dispute
Environmental protection act
1990
Thus actually defines statutory nuisance :
Noise Smoke Dust Steam Deposit
Local authority must serve abatement notice section 80
They can order :
Cessation undertaking if work to facilitate this
If found guilty penalty 20k
Person receiving notice can appeal within 21 days
Noise act
1996
Warning n 10 min later until 7am they can seize equipment
Noise and statutory act 1993
11pm-7am
Burglar alarms eg
Right to rent
From 2016 la flirts have to check passport
Eea or Swiss
Passport showing unlimited right to stay
The consumer contract regulation 2013
Since 2008 consumer has right to cancel.
In 2012 they have 14 days cooling period
Ntseat
National trading standard if estate agency team
Guidance about referral fees
