{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-fees-discrimination-etc-wales-act-2019/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-fees-discrimination-etc-wales-act-2019/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "anaw/2019/2",
  "legislation_title": "Renting Homes (Fees, Discrimination etc.) (Wales) Act 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-fees-discrimination-etc-wales-act-2019",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Prohibited and permitted payments",
  "text": "(1) Any payment of money is a prohibited payment unless—\n(a) it is payable by a landlord to a letting agent in respect of lettings work or property management work carried out by the agent on behalf of the landlord, or\n(b) it is a permitted payment by virtue of Schedule 1.\n(2) That Schedule makes provision about—\n(a) rent;\n(b) security deposits;\n(c) holding deposits;\n(d) payments in default;\n(e) payments in respect of council tax;\n(f) payments in respect of utilities;\n(g) payments in respect of a television licence;\n(h) payments in respect of communication services.\n(i) service charges;\n(j) payments in respect of further copies of a written statement.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 4(2)(i) inserted (with effect in accordance with s.15(4) of the amending Act) by the Renting of Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 3), s. 15(2), 19(1) (together with s. 15(5)-(7))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 4(2)(j) inserted (7.6.2021) by Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 3), ss. 16(3), 19(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Part 2 applied (with modifications) (1.9.2019) by the Renting of Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (Transitional Provision for Assured Shorthold Tenancies) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1151), reg. 1(2), 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 4 in force at 1.9.2019 by S.I. 2019/1150, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2019/2/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:18:04.658314+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}