{"id":56556,"date":"2017-06-01T06:01:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T23:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/letting-agents-found-charging-tenants-more-than-800-in-fees\/"},"modified":"2017-06-01T06:15:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T23:15:57","slug":"letting-agents-found-charging-tenants-more-than-800-in-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/letting-agents-found-charging-tenants-more-than-800-in-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Letting agents found charging tenants more than \u00a3800 in fees"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nDespite likely fees ban, agents seek \u00a3404 on average from new tenants and \u00a3117 for tenancy renewals, finds Generation RentThe typical two-adult household is being hit by letting fees of up to \u00a3813 when taking on a home to rent, according to a new report by the campaign group Generation Rent.The report has been published a day before the close of a consultation on government proposals to ban letting fees for tenants. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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