The short answer is yes.

Agents work on behalf of their clients (landlords) so unless you have a very special legal agreement in place (like some leasing agreements for example) you, as the landlord, are still legally responsible for whatever actions the agent does on your behalf.

Bearing this in mind we feel it essential that the landlord has at least a basic understanding of the legal and professional requirements of being a landlord.  In order to gain financial benefits that are associated with accreditation, for example licensing discounts, the individual landlord, not the agent will need to become accredited.

However it is worth noting at this point that accreditation is voluntary so no-one MUST become accredited