Section 14 inserts new section 16H (Landlords acting through others) into the Housing Act 1988 to make clear that the separate duties imposed on landlords and on people acting or purporting to act on behalf of landlords by sections 16D and 16E do not prevent a landlord from fulfilling or contravening any duty imposed on them through another person acting on their behalf.
Part 1: Tenancy reform Chapter 1: Assured Tenancies Section 14: Landlords acting through others Effect