{"id":109852,"date":"2019-08-13T18:58:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T11:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/landmark-verdict-over-letting-agency-that-posed-as-a-club\/"},"modified":"2019-08-13T19:08:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T12:08:31","slug":"landmark-verdict-over-letting-agency-that-posed-as-a-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/landmark-verdict-over-letting-agency-that-posed-as-a-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Landmark verdict over letting agency that posed as a club"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\u00a342,273 fine marks a \u2018major victory\u2019 for all private tenantsA lettings agency that posed as a membership club to dodge tenancy laws has been fined more than \u00a340,000 in the first prosecution of its kind in the UK.Lifestyle Club Ltd pressured tenants to sign a contract without inspecting the terms or the accommodation, charged them a non-refundable \u201cjoining\u201d fee and \u201cmembership\u201d fee worth a month\u2019s rent instead of a deposit, and directed those who complained to a non-existent redress service. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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