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Tenants enjoy £2m rental deposit return bonanza as fees ban kicks in
Deposit protection scheme TDS says it's returning £320 per tenant on average as tenancies come up for renewal.
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Foxtons gambles on fees ban by not hiking charges to landlords
The London estate agency says that despite lower revenues in lettings, the tactic has already helped the company gain more market share.
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Selling quality services – the answer to the tenant fee ban
After the fees ban… have you managed to recover your lettings costs? If not, here’s some sage advice from Adam Walker.
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Tenant fees ban has had no effect claims SpareRoom
Company says rents for the 300,000 properties advertised on its site have barely increased since the fees ban was introduced.
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Advice within ‘model’ tenancy contract on ministry’s website woefully out of date
Ministry has been warned about the contract, which suggests tenants wanting a pet should be charged an additional deposit, which is no longer possible under the fees ban.
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Told you so! Record number of agents report rising rents after fees ban
ARLA says 63% of the agents it canvassed reported landlords increasing their rents to recoup the extra costs of running their properties following the ban.
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Government was warned tenant fees bill would lead to pet rents, says legal expert
Tessa Shepperson says restrictive nature of legislation means landlords have no option but to charge pet rent now that all deposits are capped at five weeks.
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OnTheMarket delays profitability as full-contract sign-ups slow
Portal says the tough market has reduced the number of member agents signing up to long-contract, full-fee deals and that profitability will now be in 2022.
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Tenant fees ban: ‘a sledge hammer to miss an egg’
Leading lettings agent delivers withering verdict on the Tenant Fees Bill and its unintended consequences for the industry.
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Agents can’t charge for arranging to fix a loo, says tenant fees ban advice
Legal counsel sought by ARLA over 'contractual charges' has highlighted how fees charged for arranging a plumber to fix a toilet, and services like it, cannot be added to bills.
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