Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22)

PART 2 E+W Rogue landlords and property agents in England

CHAPTER 6 E+W Interpretation of Part 2

55 Meaning of “property manager” and related expressions E+W

(1) In this Part “property manager” means a person who engages in English property management work.

(2) But a person is not a property manager for the purposes of this Part if the person engages in English property management work in the course of that person's employment under a contract of employment.

(3) In this Part “English property management work” means things done by a person in the course of a business in response to instructions received from another person (“the client”) where—

(a) the client wishes the person to arrange services, repairs, maintenance, improvements or insurance in respect of, or to deal with any other aspect of the management of, premises on the client's behalf, and

(b) the premises consist of housing in England let under a tenancy.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 55 in force at 6.4.2017 by S.I. 2017/281, reg. 4(e)