Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Industry Pours Scorn And Derision On Fees Ban Consultation

The government’s consultation on its proposed ban for fees levied on tenants by agents has been greeted with derision and contempt by a string of industry bodies. Isobel Thomson, chief executive of the National Approved Letting Scheme, described the proposed ban as “a misguided attempt to help tenants which will only serve to hit the most vulnerable and make their access to the private rented sector even less attainable.” Meanwhile the Residential Landlords Association issued a statement claiming that the last four housing ministers - including the current one, Gavin Barwell - had publicly opposed a fees ban. Read more n Letting Agent Today.

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