As of 1st June 2019, letting agents in England and Wales are no longer able to charge additional administration fees to tenants. The changes have been resisted by some agents, who fear…
Read More‘Tenant fees ban is an interference too far by government’
Outspoken and occasionally waspish agent Trevor Abrahmsohn rails against the government’s ongoing efforts to regulate the industry.
Read MoreWhy tougher times ahead will be an opportunity for some estate agents
Many agents predict tough times ahead, says Adam Bernstein, as online platforms, waning consumer confidence, rising interest rates and a ban on letting fees create a perfect storm… but one man’s nightmare…
Read MoreThe tenant fees debacle
The ban on tenant fees is, says Carl Burgess, Director at Winkworth Shepherd’s Bush, detrimental to those the Government is actually trying to help.
Read MoreTenant fees ban will cost nearly £10,000 a year per branch, says government
The government's own assessment of the fees ban is likely to cost the industry £340m during the first year, or nearly £10,000 per branch.
Read MoreGovernment rejects agent’s petition calling for tenant fees cap
The Government has rejected a petition signed by nearly 10,400 agents that proposed a tenant fees cap instead of an outright ban. Started by 29-year-old letting agent Rob Farrelly (pictured, below) who…
Read MoreLetting fees ban set for Spring 2019, but the devil remains in the detail
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG ) does not expect the letting fees ban to come into force until Spring 2019...
Read MoreTenant Fees Bill is last thing sector needs, Residential Landlords Association tells MPs
A group of MPs leading an investigation into the private rented sector and the draft Tenant Fees Bill got more than they bargained for yesterday afternoon when David Smith (pictured, right), Policy…
Read MoreLetting fees ban will NOT become law until at least Spring 2019
The recently-renamed Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG ) does not expect the letting fees ban to come into force until Spring 2019, it has confirmed. In written evidence made…
Read MoreMany rental properties not affected by letting fees ban, study reveals
The letting fees ban may not impact agents as much as many feared it would, a survey of 30,000 agents has found. Three quarters of those who responded to the survey by…
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