Search Results for: Tenant Fees Act
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Renting reforms to ‘chase out landlords and harm tenants’ – claim
Lettings tech firm Goodlord says three key elements of the Renters' Rights Bill will impact tenant negatively and persuade more landlords to quit.
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Regulation & Law
Leading estate agency wins important tenant fees tribunal case
Tribunal has found in favour of Hunters branch which charged a £250 fee for a mid-tenancy change.
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Student lets firm wins landmark contract ‘novation’ fee case
Represented by legal firm Anthony Gold, lettings agency Purple Frog has appealed successfully against both a £2,000 fine and the return of the original fee.
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Housing Market
Punitive! Property sector reacts to BTL Stamp Duty hike
In the Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves raised the Stamp Duty rate on investment properties from 3% to 5% from today, but few support it within the industry.
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Regulation & Law
Letting agency breaks law after charging tenants £1,000 holding deposit
Tribunal uncovers the unlawful deposit under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 after agency failed to return all the deposit when the tenancy agreement did not go through.
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Letting agency to repay £2,352 to tenants following early termination
Winkworth and the landlord involved must repay the money after a judge ruled that some of their fees were prohibited payments under the Tenant Fees Act 2019.
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Agency renewal fees paid by landlords should be banned says proptech firm
Proptech lettings platform Hello Neighbour launches ‘Stop Renewal Fees’ campaign which it says will make the industry fairer for all.
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Interest rate rise clauses in rental contracts a ‘can of worms’ says expert
Reported rise in their use by letting agents as landlords seek to insulate themselves from BoE interest rates questioned by Julie Ford.
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Letting agents warned after firm caught taking fees from tenant’s deposit
Mediation expert Julie Ford says case highlighted on social media would be treated harshly in the courts as fraud.
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Minister warns letting agents over ‘zero deposit’ selling tactics
Felicity Buchan says her department is keeping a watch to ensure agents do not use deposit alternative products as carrots to secure rentals.
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