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.

Rents are rising by between four and five percent on new lets, claims leading Yorkshire letting agency Linley & Simpson

Most agents and landlords planned for this event by tightening up their operation. Some, also, says Frances Burkinshaw, cut some corners to minimise the loss of income.

Shelter says ARLA's claim that ban is pushing up rents is 'absurd' and 'scaremongering' but latest RICS data backs Propertymark up.

CJ Hole agrees to let them renew their contract without paying a £90 renewal fee even though the company still has the legal right to do so.

Cautionary tale shows how careful agents must now be when issuing documents to ensure old charges aren't included in tenancy agreements.

Owner of four properties on the Sussex coast tells The Negotiator he is increasing his rents to pay for extra costs and to help 'fantastic' agency survive.

Rightmove says many tenants have been waiting for the fees ban to come in before moving home, pent up demand that has now been released into the market.

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.

Rents across the UK have risen by 8% during the three months covering the introduction of the fees ban, says renting platform IdealFlatmate.