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Ban/Cap letting fees for tenants moving into a property. Scotland already have!

Submitted on Wednesday 21st September 2016

Rejected on Thursday 29th September 2016

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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Ban/Cap letting fees for tenants moving into a property. Scotland already have!

Petition Details

Letting agents charge up to £750 in fees for administration that cost them £80 total. Consumers are being charged to consume. Credit checks should come prior to acceptance. Families cant move due to DEPOSIT+1 MONTH+ FEE. Landlords & Tenant charged for same things. Homeless + rent is rising.

Additional Information

Landlords are charged 10% of rent and prepping tenancy agreement. (AVG £2k) Tenants are being charged for admin, tenancy + check in (£450 AVG) Fees are being kept if credit checks fail. Amounts being charged are high and disproportionate to cost. 500% mark ups for services. Tenancy agreements are blank templates & almost universal. Renewals for £150? This is just money grabbing. Only one digit needs change. Credit checks are £20. Citizens Advice + Shelter now agree it is out of hand! Help us!


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/131773

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