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Housing charity attacks industry over its tenant fees claim
Shelter says ARLA's claim that ban is pushing up rents is 'absurd' and 'scaremongering' but latest RICS data backs Propertymark up.
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Letting agent apologises after mistakenly trying to charge tenant illegal fees
Cautionary tale shows how careful agents must now be when issuing documents to ensure old charges aren't included in tenancy agreements.
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Two tenants successfully refuse to pay contract renewal fee to letting agent
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.
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Tenant Fees Ban: two months on
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.
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Landlord tells of rising rents as his management agency cranks up its fees to survive
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.
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Surge in tenants searching for properties follows tenants fees ban
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.
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Tenant Fees Act: Life after the ban
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.
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Tenant fees ban has ‘already begun pushing up rents’
Rents across the UK have risen by 8% during the three months covering the introduction of the fees ban, says renting platform IdealFlatmate.
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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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