Petition · past parliament
Please regulate Letting agency fees in England and stop the loot of tenants.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Letting agency fees in England are totally unregulated. However, in Scotland they’ve been completely banned since 2012! Letting agencies charge atrocious amount as admin, referncing and any other activity. Agency fee ranges from 50% to 150% of one month rent!
Each letting agents decides what to charge for and how much. Tenants have to pay to secure a property, get credit check done and even to change the name on a piece of paper! Tenants are charged an inflated fee for a credit check, which actually costs as little as a tenner.
Citizens want Government to start with banning these unfair letting agency fees and regulate them.
http://www.thedebrief.co.uk/news/politics/make-renting-fair-why-were-calling-for-the-end-of-letting-agent-fees-20160362685
Citizens want Government to start with banning these unfair letting agency fees and regulate them.
http://www.thedebrief.co.uk/news/politics/make-renting-fair-why-were-calling-for-the-end-of-letting-agent-fees-20160362685
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 7 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Apr 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Apr 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.