{"id":36048,"date":"2016-11-26T13:59:25","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T06:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/will-banning-letting-agency-fees-lead-to-higher-rents-we-ask-the-experts\/"},"modified":"2016-11-26T14:20:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T07:20:17","slug":"will-banning-letting-agency-fees-lead-to-higher-rents-we-ask-the-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/will-banning-letting-agency-fees-lead-to-higher-rents-we-ask-the-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Will banning letting agency fees lead to higher rents? We ask the experts"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWith England joining Scotland in outlawing extra charges for tenants, opinion is split on what the effect will beSo will the ban on lettings agents charging fees to tenants push rents up? That\u2019s the question many renters will be asking after the government\u2019s autumn statement announcement.The good news is that this is more than a proposal: the chancellor, Philip Hammond, said ministers \u201cwill\u201d bring in a ban, which means that tenants will no longer have to pay fees that can run into the hundreds when they sign a new tenancy agreement. But some felt there was a worrying lack of detail \u2013 Hammond merely said it would happen \u201cas soon as possible\u201d, while the Treasury said the government \u201cwill consult on this in due course\u201d. So it\u2019s far from clear when the fees will be outlawed. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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