{"id":17670,"date":"2016-06-25T12:59:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T05:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/give-us-our-fees-back-foxtons-says-the-man-lining-up-an-80m-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2016-06-25T13:03:19","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T06:03:19","slug":"give-us-our-fees-back-foxtons-says-the-man-lining-up-an-80m-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/give-us-our-fees-back-foxtons-says-the-man-lining-up-an-80m-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Give us our fees back Foxtons, says the man lining up an \u00a380m lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTenants could recover past fees if a legal fight against the lettings agency is successful \u2013 potentially paving the way for more suits against other heavyweight consumer firmsFoxtons is facing an \u00a380m \u201cclass action\u201d 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\u2019 fees \u2013 such as a \u00a3420 adminstration charge, \u00a3300 for name changes and \u00a3165 for checking out a property \u2013 could be illegal under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999, and its successor the 2015 Consumer Rights Act. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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