1. The Housing Act 1988
2. The Housing Act 1996
3. The Housing Act 2004
4. The Landlord and Tenant Acts 1985 and 1987
5. The Property Misdescriptions Act 1977 and 1991
6. The Protection from Eviction Act 1977
7. The Data Protection Act
8. Money Laundering Regulations
9. Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1988
10. Electrical (Safety) Regulations 1994
11. Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988
12. Accommodation Agencies Act 1953
13. The Rent Act 1977

To break any one of the above laws would land any agent and most landlords into some extremely hot water.

When you decide whether to use a letting agency to let your property of to have a go yourself, and when you decide which agency to use, it might well be worth considering how much of these regulations you or that agency might know.