Letting Agents: Fees and Charges

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the practice of letting agencies using fixed-cost tenant fees to cover the costs of conducting viewings,

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1. 27 October 2022

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the practice of letting agencies using fixed-cost tenant fees to cover the costs of conducting viewings,

   Source: Commons

2. 1 November 2022

   Answer

   Under the Tenant Fees Act, landlords and letting agents are already not permitted to charge prospective tenants for viewings, negotiations, referencing, right to rent checks, or contract drafting. A refundable holding deposit may be requested to reserve a...

   Source: Written answer

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