Property News · June 25, 2016

Give us our fees back Foxtons, says the man lining up an £80m lawsuit


Tenants could recover past fees if a legal fight against the lettings agency is successful – potentially paving the way for more suits against other heavyweight consumer firmsFoxtons is facing an £80m “class action” lawsuit that if successful could force the giant estate agency to pay back hundreds of pounds in fees and charges to every tenant who has rented a property from them.Michael Green, whose law firm CaseHub is behind the group action, has obtained legal opinions from senior barristers that Foxtons’ fees – such as a £420 adminstration charge, £300 for name changes and £165 for checking out a property – could be illegal under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999, and its successor the 2015 Consumer Rights Act. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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