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The accidental landlord: is it time to stop agents charging high fees? | Homes and Property

Our accidental landlord is embarrassed to discover how much lettings agencies have charged her tenants. Is it time for a crackdown?

The accidental landlord: is it time to stop agents charging high fees?Our accidental landlord is embarrassed to discover how much lettings agencies have charged her tenants. Is it time for a crackdown?

The housing charity Shelter is calling on the Government to ban letting agents from charging tenants for their services, which means the entire bill for letting a property will have to be picked up by the landlord.

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