Section 1: Disclosure of landlord's identity.

Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 · 1985 c. 70View on legislation.gov.uk

If the tenant of premises occupied as a dwelling makes a written request for the landlord's name and address to—

any person who demands, or the last person who received, rent payable under the tenancy, or
any other person for the time being acting as agent for the landlord, in relation to the tenancy,

that person shall supply the tenant with a written statement of the landlord's name and address within the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which he receives the request.

A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (1) commits a summary offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

In this section and section 2—

"tenant" includes a statutory tenant; and
"landlord" means the immediate landlord.

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