Tenant Fees Act 2019
2019 c. 4 · 35 provisionsView on legislation.gov.uk
An Act to make provision prohibiting landlords and letting agents from requiring certain payments to be made or certain other steps to be taken; to make provision about the payment of holding deposits; to make provision about enforcement and about the lead enforcement authority; to amend the provisions of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 about information to be provided by letting agents; to make provision about client money protection schemes; and for connected purposes.
Our take on Tenant Fees Act 2019
Most money a landlord or letting agent in England asks for on top of rent is banned, and you can claim a banned payment back. Permitted payments include a deposit capped at five weeks' rent for most tenancies, a holding deposit of up to a week's rent, and capped charges for lost keys, rent over 14 days late or changes you ask for. Since 1 May 2026 no rent can be taken before a new private assured tenancy is signed, and a term requiring more than the first month's rent in advance has no effect. In our view tenants underuse the First-tier Tribunal, which can order repayment. Wales has separate rules.
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