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The government have committed to introducing the Tenant Fees Act 2019 from 1st June 2019. Note that the official guidance for the ban has not yet been released. All advice provided is based on the draft guidance so may be subject to change at any time, we will do our best to keep this information as up to date as possible, If you want to see the latest legislation on the Tenant Fees Act 2019 you can do so via gov.uk .
All charges not specifically listed as a permitted payment will be prohibited after 1st June 2019. For example;
Landlords cannot charge higher rent in any one period to any other period in the tenancy. This means that landlords will not be able to cover costs by charging higher rent for the first month, or any other month in the tenancy.