Government Consultation – Admin Fees Ban
by Patrick Garratt - 14th May 2017
Last chance to respond: 2nd June 2017.
One of the last acts of Theresa May’s government before it called an election for 2017 was to launch a consultation on the proposed action of banning letting agents from charging admin fees to tenants.
The government claim it will ‘…bring an end to the small minority of agents exploiting their role between renters and landlords…’.
The view of the National Landlords Association’s is:
“The Chancellor made clear that the Government will be banning letting fees – this consultation is just exploring how they will achieve that aim. While the NLA may not view it as the most effective way forward, we will of course work constructively to ensure that whatever changes are imposed on the sector are as fair and undamaging to landlords as possible. One compromise could be that letting fees are banned, except for certain ones such as credit and reference check fees.”
Purple Frog are encouraging all interested parties to complete the consultation so whoever the government is after 8th June, will have all the information they need to make an informed decision about the policy.
You can view the consultation paper here.
You can respond online here (by 2nd June 2017).