Search Results for: Tenant Fees Act
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LATEST: Judge in troubling Tenant Fees Act case allows eviction but sticks to ‘odd’ view
Two weeks ago judge said eviction could not proceed as he considered deposit alternative scheme fee to be 'prohibited payment'
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London agency fined £2,000 over Tenant Fees Act breach
Portico, which was bought by Leaders Romans in October, received the Tenant Fees Act penalty after trying to charge renter £195 to quit property.
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London agency fined £3,000 for breach of Tenant Fees Act over £180 payment
After investigating the complicated case, a First Tier Tribunal has rejected the agency's appeal against the 'reasonable' fine.
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Former housing minister and Tenant Fees Act champion loses battle with cancer
James Brokenshire's family release statement saying he died peacefully in hospital nearly four years after first symptoms.
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Hamptons loses tribunal hearing over disputed Tenant Fees Act deposit
Judge says agency didn't take the 'reasonable steps' required by law and must pay money back to tenant, highlighting dangers of legislation's complicated rules.
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WARNING: Agency to return cash to renter after key Tenant Fees Act ruling
Judge and Propertymark remind Ludlow Thomson that tenants can only be charged more than £50 for admin costs when they move out of a property.
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Government rejects calls for changes to Tenant Fees Act on pet deposits
But Propertymark has warned ministers that the legislation needs revisiting because it makes renting to tenants with pets more difficult.
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Agents who charge tenants £30 for viewings risk Tenant Fees Act prosecution
Warning is made by Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the PRS following the launch of a revenue generating property viewings site View Rabbit.
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Legal snapshot: The Tenant Fees Act 2019
The new legislation is now in place, letting agencies must immediately abide by the new regime, but there’s a great deal to understand. Laura Bushaway, Knowledge Development Lawyer, Charles Russell Speechlys, sets out the facts.
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Tenant Fees Act: Life after the ban
Nigel Lewis looks at how the repercussions of the Tenant Fees Act are panning out across the industry – and the realistic opportunities that agents have to recoup lost income.
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