Agenda item

Report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection that sought approval for authority to be delegated to the Director to enforce any redress schemes established in relation to letting agency work and property management work. The Trading Standards Manager advised that Fixed Penalty Notices would be issued for non-compliance with the provisions of Sections 83-88 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 and the Redress Schemes for Lettings Agency Work and Property Management Work (England) Order 2014 (along with any subsequent orders made under Section 83 of the 2013 Act). Collaboration work would continue with neighbouring boroughs to investigate letting agencies based outside the City of London who let properties within it and to prevent non-compliant agencies moving into the City in the future.

RESOLVED – That authority be delegated to the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection, and in his absence the Port Health and Public Protection Director, to enforce any redress schemes established in relation to lettings agency work and property management work in accordance with the provisions of Ss. 83-88 Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 and the Redress Schemes for Lettings Agency Work and Property Management Work (Requirement to Belong to a Scheme etc) (England) Order 2014 (along with any subsequent orders made under S.83 of the 2013 Act), insofar as they relate to the City of London Corporation’s Local Authority area, and to authorise officers of the Department of Markets & Consumer Protection to act under the aforementioned provisions.