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(Report of Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health)

Attention was drawn to the requirement that, under The Redress Schemes for Lettings Agency Work and Property Management Work (Requirement to Belong to a Scheme etc) (England) Order 2014 made under the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, all lettings agents and property managers in England were required to become a member of a Government approved redress scheme.  The report set out details of the approved redress schemes and the new enforcement responsibilities for Local Authorities to impose a monetary penalty for non-compliance with the Order.

Following consideration by the Housing and Environment Services Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Housing and Environment Services resolved that:

(1)          the implementation and enforcement arrangements for The Redress Schemes for Lettings Agency Work and Property Management Work (Requirement to Belong to a Scheme etc)(England) Order 2014 be delegated to the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health;

(2)          the penalty for non-compliance with the Order be £5,000 unless extenuating circumstance apply; and

(3)          the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health be authorised to determine what are extenuating circumstances and what alternative penalty would be appropriate in each case.

Decision Notice D150037MEM

Attention was drawn to the requirement that, under The Redress Schemes for Lettings Agency Work and Property Management Work (Requirement to Belong to a Scheme etc) (England) Order 2014 made under the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, all lettings agents and property managers in England were required to become a member of a Government approved redress scheme.  The report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health set out details of the approved redress schemes and the new enforcement responsibilities for Local Authorities to impose a monetary penalty for non-compliance with the Order.

RECOMMENDED:  That

(1)          the implementation and enforcement arrangements for The Redress Schemes for Lettings Agency Work and Property Management Work (Requirement to Belong to a Scheme etc)(England) Order 2014 be delegated to the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health;

(2)          the penalty for non-compliance with the Order be £5,000 unless extenuating circumstance apply; and

(3)          the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health be authorised to determine what are extenuating circumstances and what alternative penalty would be appropriate in each case.