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Get positive: letting fees ban opens-up new opportunities
As of 1st June 2019, letting agents in England and Wales are no longer able to charge additional administration fees to tenants.
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‘Scotland survived the tenant fees ban, so will English lettings agents’
Claim is made by rent guarantor scheme boss who says Scots landlords were happy to add extra costs to rent following its fees ban four years ago.
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Letting agents to lose £400 per let in central London as tenant fees ban bites
Report by Kate Faulkner for software firm ARPM reveals impact of fees ban and urges letting agents to think again about chasing a 'let-only' strategy and focus on full management.
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Tenant fees ban: London agent to charge landlords new £240 ‘tenancy set up’ fee
Letting agency Simon Clarke suggests landlords should raise their rent by £20 a month to cover the additional charge.
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Tenant fees ban: warning issued about deposits and first month’s rent
Tenant Fees Act prohibits agents waiting until funds have cleared from a tenant's bank account before they issue a contract, as many do at the moment.
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Tenant fees ban ‘set to change the way rental property ads are written’
Agents will soon have to list which services are being provided as part of the rent when writing rental property ads.
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Tenant fees ban will see ‘seismic’ change in employment numbers within industry
Claim is made by leading recruiter for industry which says smaller independent estate agents will be hit hardest.
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Government publishes updated rental forms for tenant fees ban at last moment
Updated mandatory How to Rent guide for tenants and Section 21 advice were published 60 seconds before the tenant fees ban went live on Saturday.
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Tenant fees ban will spark tenant referencing crisis, say landlords
NLA claims many letting agents are planning to stop providing tenant references for former renters to landlords and other agencies in a bid to cut costs.
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Countdown to the fees ban: ‘rents already rising and more landlords selling up’
ARLA says 'predicted' effect of tenant fees ban has already been felt within the private rented sector just hours ahead of its introduction.
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