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Letting agent fees, Foxtons, and tenancy administration charges

October 5, 2017 by Tessa Shepperson

Foxtons logo

You may or may not remember that the 2015 Consumer Rights Act imposes an obligation on letting agents to display details of their fees in their offices and on their websites. I wrote about this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Law case report Tagged With: Foxtons

Leigh Day and the Foxtons case

October 26, 2015 by Tessa J Shepperson

An interview with Chris Haan The telephone hotline referred to in the video is 0800 689 3289. I have an apology to make to Chris Haan of Leigh Day. Our interview with Chris was one of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: Foxtons

Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #161

July 11, 2014 by Ben Reeve-Lewis

[Ben Reeve Lewis has got a dog ...] Puppy hell continues. I was bagging up Hector’s crap at 5am this morning with the mother of all hangovers and once I got the Faecal offender into the bag he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: Foxtons

Does the Foxtons case say landlords in let only agreements do not pay for renewals?

September 5, 2013 by Tessa J Shepperson

Here is a question to the blog clinic from Sarah who is a landlord. Do I have to pay my letting agents a surprise renewal fee as we are 'let only' in light of the Foxtons findings? I contacted my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Readers problems Tagged With: Foxtons, Letting Agent, Renewal Fees, renewals

Foxtons withdraws appeal

February 5, 2010 by Tessa J Shepperson

Two property web-sites have been reporting that Foxtons have withdrawn their appeal to the Court of Appeal against the High Court decision against them last year.  You will find a summary (as at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: Foxtons, letting agents, Office Of Fair Trading, OFT v. Foxtons, unfair contract terms

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