Section 47 Prohibition on contracting outI1

(1)

The terms of any agreement of a kind mentioned in subsection (2) are of no effect in so far as they purport to—

(a)

exclude or limit any duty a letting agent has under the Letting Agent Code of Practice, or

(b)

impose any penalty, disability or obligation in the event of a person enforcing compliance by the letting agent with such a duty.

(2)

The agreements are—

(a)

an agreement between a landlord and a letting agent,

(b)

an agreement between a tenant and a letting agent,

(c)

an agreement (including a lease) between a landlord and a tenant.

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