On the local election campaign trail, Ed Miliband has
just revealed his latest gambit. Labour will stage a vote on its recently
announced proposal to ban letting agent fees for tenants (which the party
estimates would save the average household £350). It will do so by tabling an
amendment to the Consumer Rights Bill. Miliband said in his speech last week:
“When you’re buying a home, the estate agent doesn’t charge you fees, but those
who rent are given no such protection. They get charged up to £500 just for
signing a tenancy agreement even if the letting agents are charging the
landlord for the same thing too. A Labour government will ban letting agents
from charging tenants.” Read more on the New Statesman website.
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