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Nichola Taylor Cockayne

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(we're all trained and regulated anyway) But will the government be helping with this training and compulsory membership cost? As they are reducing the money we take in fees, which pays for said training and membership costs...

From: Nichola Taylor Cockayne 01 November 2017 11:32 AM

A cap should be set on fees, not a ban. As an agent, referencing, drafting contracts and all the lovely legal stuff that goes with it (heaven help you if you're here on a visa, we also have to prove you're allowed to be here and rent a property!) is time consuming and requires close attention to detail. Do i do that for free now? We charge the landlord half, and the tenant half. The landlord won't pay for it all, they'll 'go it alone'.

From: Nichola Taylor Cockayne 27 March 2017 09:41 AM

I agree, a cap would be most sensible. There's already been reports of rising rents and skyrocketing costs, simply as a result of the tax issue earlier this year and a lot of landlords shedding their rental property. There's less now. It's not making it easier for people to get on the property home owner ladder, it's making it harder to rent! Banning letting fees is like saying to the gas engineer, I'm not paying you to do a gas safe but you have to do one! Let's be sensible here, and regulate the market with an achievable and fair cap on fees.

From: Nichola Taylor Cockayne 22 September 2016 10:24 AM

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