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Tenancy Information

What permitted payments can I expect to pay if I rent a property with Reeds Rains?

When you have agreed on the property of your choice, Reeds Rains will provide you with a Tenancy Application Form. This helps explain not only the next stages of your application but any permitted payments which are due before you sign your Tenancy Agreement and any which may become payable during and after the tenancy. This will also include confirmation of the agreed rent and the deposit.

Below is a list of our current permitted payments. At any time you are interested in a property, please ask a member of staff for a full breakdown of permitted payments that may be payable before, during and after a tenancy.

Holding Deposit (per tenancy) One week's rent.

This is to reserve a property. Please Note: This will be withheld if any relevant person (including any guarantor(s)) withdraw from the tenancy, fail a Right-to-Rent check, provide materially significant false or misleading information, or fail to sign their tenancy agreement (and / or Deed of Guarantee) within 15 calendar days (or other Deadline for Agreement as mutually agreed in writing).

Security Deposit (per tenancy. Rent under £50,000 per year) Five weeks' rent.

This covers damages or defaults on the part of the tenant during the tenancy and applies to Assured Shorthold Tenancies (AST).

Security Deposit (per tenancy. Rent of £50,000 or over per year)

Six weeks' rent. This covers damages or defaults on the part of the tenant during the tenancy and applies to Assured Shorthold Tenancies (AST).

Unpaid Rent.

Interest at 3% above the Bank of England Base Rate from Rent Due Date until paid in order to pursue non-payment of rent. Please Note: This will not be levied until the rent is more than 14 days in arrears.

Lost Key(s) or other Security Device(s).

Tenants are liable to the actual cost of replacing any lost key(s) or other security device(s). If the loss results in locks needing to be changed, the actual costs of a locksmith, new lock and replacement keys for the tenant, landlord any other persons requiring keys will be charged to the tenant. If extra costs are incurred there will be a charge of £15 per hour (inc. VAT) for the time taken replacing lost key(s) or other security device(s).

Variation of Contract (Tenant's Request) £50 (inc. VAT) per agreed variation.

To cover the costs associated with taking landlord's instructions as well as the preparation and execution of new legal documents.

Change of Sharer (Tenant's Request) £50 (inc. VAT) per replacement tenant or any reasonable costs incurred if higher.

To cover the costs associated with taking landlord's instructions, new tenant referencing and Right-to-Rent checks, deposit registration as well as the preparation and execution of new legal documents.

Termination (Tenant's Request).

Should the tenant wish to leave their contract early, they shall be liable to the landlord's costs in re-letting the property as well as all rent due under the tenancy until the start date of the replacement tenancy. These costs will be no more than the maximum amount of rent outstanding on the tenancy.

Client Money Protection is provided by Propertymark. Redress through The Property Ombudsman Scheme.

• For properties in England, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants (or anyone acting on the tenant's behalf) the following permitted payments:
• Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week's rent); Deposits (a maximum deposit of 5 weeks' rent for annual rent below £50,000, or 6 weeks' rent for annual rental of £50,000 and above);
• Payments to change a tenancy agreement eg. Change of sharer (capped at £50 or, if higher, any reasonable costs);
• Payments associated with early termination of a tenancy (capped at the landlord's loss or the agent's reasonably incurred costs);
• Utilities, communication services (eg. Telephone, broadband), TV licence and council tax;
• Interest payments for the late payment of rent (up to 3% above Bank of England's annual percentage rate);
• Reasonable costs for replacement of lost keys or other security devices;
• Contractual damages in the event of the tenant's default of a tenancy agreement;
• And Any other permitted payments under the Tenant Fees Act 2019.
• We are also obliged to tell you we are members of the Property Redress Scheme - agent number PRS012604
• We are also memebers of RICs Client Money Protection Scheme

Tenancy Information

Client money protection (cmp) provided by RICS:

Ombudsman services provided by prs:

Rules for how fees will be charged for Assured Shorthold Tenancies (AST) are different to how fees will be charged for Non-Housing Act Tenancies (nha). All our fees and charges are shown including VAT.

Housing act tenancies (AST)

Holding deposit Equivalent of one weeks rent

Changing tenancy documents once signed £50, or any reasonable costs incurred if these are higher than £50

Deposit: Annual rent less than £50,000 Equivalent to five weeks' rent / annual rent £50,000 or more Equivalent to six weeks' rent

Change of sharer £50 for one reference and a new tenancy agreement, or any reasonable costs incurred if these are higher than £50

Early termination (at landlord’s discretion) All costs incurred by the landlord for allowing early termination including the agent's existing or re-letting fees

Stamp Duty Land Tax Payable on tenancies where the rent exceeds £125,000

Bank charges if you ask us to pay an overseas account we’ll charge £30 per payment

Late, unpaid, returned rent payments 3% above the base rate of Bank of England per annum, calculated daily

Lost keys Any cost for the replacement of keys, fobs, security devices or associated items

non-housing act tenancies (nha)

Pre Tenancy Application Charge (ptac) Equivalent of one weeks rent or £600. If you withdraw from the tenancy: Private tenancies - minimum of £300 per person. Company tenancies - minimum of £600

Tenancy paperwork £360

Company reference checks £120 per reference

Deposit Usually equivalent to six weeks rent / with pet eight weeks

Check-in and/or out From £120 to £620 approx. Check your tenancy agreement to confirm who is responsible for paying this charge

Call out services (inc out of hours) £60 per hour and/or the contractors invoice where your actions or lack of actions result in us or a contractor attending the property to remedy the situation

Last minute cancellation of pre-arranged visits £60 per visit and any contractor invoice

Hourly rate £60 plus any replacement costs if we or the landlord have to replace any damaged items, or return any fixtures or fittings to their original position, as per the inventory

Any overseas payment charges £30 per payment

Late/unpaid/returned rent payments £60 late payment charge and 3% above the base rate of Bank of England per annum, calculated daily

Change of sharer £475 / Additional sharer (at the same time) £100

Renewal negotiation £200 for each renewal. If additional referencing is required £45 per reference

Changing tenancy documents once signed £180

Early termination (at landlord’s discretion) All costs incurred by the landlord for allowing early termination including the agent's existing or re-letting fees

Stamp Duty Land Tax payable on tenancies where the rent exceeds £125,000

Bank charges if you ask us to pay an overseas account we’ll charge £30 per payment

• For properties in England, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants (or anyone acting on the tenant's behalf) the following permitted payments:
• Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week's rent); Deposits (a maximum deposit of 5 weeks' rent for annual rent below £50,000, or 6 weeks' rent for annual rental of £50,000 and above);
• Payments to change a tenancy agreement eg. Change of sharer (capped at £50 or, if higher, any reasonable costs);
• Payments associated with early termination of a tenancy (capped at the landlord's loss or the agent's reasonably incurred costs);
• Utilities, communication services (eg. Telephone, broadband), TV licence and council tax;
• Interest payments for the late payment of rent (up to 3% above Bank of England's annual percentage rate);
• Reasonable costs for replacement of lost keys or other security devices;
• Contractual damages in the event of the tenant's default of a tenancy agreement;
• And Any other permitted payments under the Tenant Fees Act 2019.
• We are also obliged to tell you we are members of the Property Redress Scheme - agent number PRS012604
• We are also memebers of RICs Client Money Protection Scheme

• For properties in England, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants (or anyone acting on the tenant's behalf) the following permitted payments:
• Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week's rent); Deposits (a maximum deposit of 5 weeks' rent for annual rent below £50,000, or 6 weeks' rent for annual rental of £50,000 and above);
• Payments to change a tenancy agreement eg. Change of sharer (capped at £50 or, if higher, any reasonable costs);
• Payments associated with early termination of a tenancy (capped at the landlord's loss or the agent's reasonably incurred costs); Utilities, communication services (eg. Telephone, broadband), TV licence and council tax;
• Interest payments for the late payment of rent (up to 3% above Bank of England's annual percentage rate);
• Reasonable costs for replacement of lost keys or other security devices;
• Contractual damages in the event of the tenant's default of a tenancy agreement;
• And Any other permitted payments under the Tenant Fees Act 2019.
• We are also obliged to tell you we are members of the Property Redress Scheme - agent number PRS012604
• We are also memebers of RICs Client Money Protection Scheme
  

There are no tenant application fee's

As well as paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments.

Permitted Payments
Before the tenancy starts (payable to Rockett Home Rentals ‘the Agent’)

Holding Deposit: 1 week’s rent
Security Deposit: 5 weeks’ rent
This ‘Holding deposit’ is non-refundable should you withdraw your offer or fail credit and reference checks.

Pets

Should the landlord accept a pet to be allowed at the property, the landlord may request a higher rent to be paid.

During the tenancy (payable to the Agent)

Payment of £50 if you want to change the tenancy agreement
Payment of interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of 3% above the bank of England base rate.
Payment in the event of a default (e.g. Requesting a replacement for a lost key)
Payment of any unpaid rent or other reasonable costs associated with your early termination of the tenancy
During the tenancy (payable to the provider) if permitted and applicable

Utilities – gas, electricity, water
Communications – telephone and broadband
Installation of cable/satellite
Subscription to cable/satellite supplier
Television licence
Council Tax
Council Garden waste collection
Other permitted payments

Any other permitted payments, not included above, under the relevant legislation including contractual damages.

Tenant Protection

Rockett Home Rentals is a member of ARLA Propertymark, which is back by a client money protection scheme, and a member of The Property Ombudsman Scheme, which is a redress scheme. You can find out more details on the agent’s website or by contacting the agent directly.

Corporate let administration fees are £350 + VAT per property.

Commercial Leases are £450 + VAT per application.

We do not charge fees to supply references for our tenants.

Our administration fees cover the following:

Viewings.
Professional credit and reference checks
Full tenant assessment report
Pre-contract negotiations
Administration and preparation of the correct legal tenancy agreements
Lodging the deposit in an accredited deposit protection scheme
Professional letting inventory including full photographic inventory
Arranging the relevant safety checks (e.g. Gas Cert, pat)
Rent statements (managed, corporate clients only)
Please note that lettings agents are required by law to publish on their websites information for potential tenants about relevant fees, redress schemes and client money protection schemes (including the names of those schemes). Relevant fees must also be published on third party websites. For properties to rent in England, details of the agent’s membership of any redress scheme and client money protection scheme must also be published with their fees. It is the agent’s responsibility to ensure that all relevant information is provided is up to date and accurate. If the relevant information does not appear here, the agent may have included it within the property description.

Client Money Protection is provided by Propertymark:

Permitted Payments

In accordance with the Tenant Fees Act 2019, tenants will only be required to pay the following permitted payments in connection with a tenancy:

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  Rent
  
  


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  A refundable tenancy deposit (capped at five weeks’ rent if the annual rent is less than £50,000, or six weeks’ rent if more)
  
  


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  A refundable holding deposit (to reserve a property, capped at one week’s rent)
  
  


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  Payments to change the tenancy (capped at £50 or reasonably incurred costs, if higher)
  
  


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  Payments associated with early termination of the tenancy (when requested by the tenant)
  
  


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  Payments in respect of utilities, communication services, TV licence and council tax
  
  


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  Default fees for late payment of rent and replacement of lost keys/security devices (where required under the tenancy agreement)
  
  

We do not charge any administration fees.

There are no tenant application fee's

As well as paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments.

Permitted Payments
Before the tenancy starts (payable to Rockett Home Rentals ‘the Agent’)

Holding Deposit: 1 week’s rent
Security Deposit: 5 weeks’ rent
This ‘Holding deposit’ is non-refundable should you withdraw your offer or fail credit and reference checks.

Pets

Should the landlord accept a pet to be allowed at the property, the landlord may request a higher rent to be paid.

During the tenancy (payable to the Agent)

Payment of £50 if you want to change the tenancy agreement
Payment of interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of 3% above the bank of England base rate.
Payment in the event of a default (e.g. Requesting a replacement for a lost key)
Payment of any unpaid rent or other reasonable costs associated with your early termination of the tenancy
During the tenancy (payable to the provider) if permitted and applicable

Utilities – gas, electricity, water
Communications – telephone and broadband
Installation of cable/satellite
Subscription to cable/satellite supplier
Television licence
Council Tax
Council Garden waste collection
Other permitted payments

Any other permitted payments, not included above, under the relevant legislation including contractual damages.

Tenant Protection

Rockett Home Rentals is a member of ARLA Propertymark, which is back by a client money protection scheme, and a member of The Property Ombudsman Scheme, which is a redress scheme. You can find out more details on the agent’s website or by contacting the agent directly.

Corporate let administration fees are £350 + VAT per property.

Commercial Leases are £450 + VAT per application.

We do not charge fees to supply references for our tenants.

Our administration fees cover the following:

Viewings.
Professional credit and reference checks
Full tenant assessment report
Pre-contract negotiations
Administration and preparation of the correct legal tenancy agreements
Lodging the deposit in an accredited deposit protection scheme
Professional letting inventory including full photographic inventory
Arranging the relevant safety checks (e.g. Gas Cert, pat)
Rent statements (managed, corporate clients only)
Please note that lettings agents are required by law to publish on their websites information for potential tenants about relevant fees, redress schemes and client money protection schemes (including the names of those schemes). Relevant fees must also be published on third party websites. For properties to rent in England, details of the agent’s membership of any redress scheme and client money protection scheme must also be published with their fees. It is the agent’s responsibility to ensure that all relevant information is provided is up to date and accurate. If the relevant information does not appear here, the agent may have included it within the property description.

Client Money Protection is provided by Propertymark:

• For properties in England, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants (or anyone acting on the tenant's behalf) the following permitted payments:
• Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week's rent); Deposits (a maximum deposit of 5 weeks' rent for annual rent below £50,000, or 6 weeks' rent for annual rental of £50,000 and above);
• Payments to change a tenancy agreement eg. Change of sharer (capped at £50 or, if higher, any reasonable costs);
• Payments associated with early termination of a tenancy (capped at the landlord's loss or the agent's reasonably incurred costs);
• Utilities, communication services (eg. Telephone, broadband), TV licence and council tax;
• Interest payments for the late payment of rent (up to 3% above Bank of England's annual percentage rate);
• Reasonable costs for replacement of lost keys or other security devices;
• Contractual damages in the event of the tenant's default of a tenancy agreement;
• And Any other permitted payments under the Tenant Fees Act 2019.
• We are also obliged to tell you we are members of the Property Redress Scheme - agent number PRS012604
• We are also memebers of RICs Client Money Protection Scheme

Please note the charges listed below are the maximum fees that will be applied unless stated otherwise.

Fees and Charges

Holding Deposit	max one week's rent
First months rent	in advance
Tenancy Deposit England	5 or 6 weeks depending upon the rental amount
Tenancy Deposit Wales	Unlimited
Early termination (requested by tt)	£30 plus a charge not exceeding the financial loss experienced by the landlord
Late Rent	interest charged at 3% above Bank of England base rate when rent is more than 14 days late
Lost key (or security device)	equivalent to cost incurred
Changing tenancy documents (after commencement of tenancy)	£50 inc VAT (England only)
Change of sharer (at tenants request)	£50 inc VAT (England only)

You will only be charged the following fees if the annual rent exceeds £100,000, or the property is occupied by a Company or the property is not used as a main or primary home

Tenancy Agreement	£300 inc VAT
Extension Agreement	£125 inc VAT
Company Reference	£175 inc VAT
Individual Reference Fee (per person)	£75 inc VAT
Administration	£50 inc VAT
Damage Fee	£90 inc VAT
Guarantor Reference per guarantor	£100 inc VAT
Deed of Guarantee	£75 inc VAT
Check–In (minimum fee)	£72 inc VAT
Arrears Fee	£30 inc VAT
Overpaid Rent Return	£30 inc VAT
Pet Licence	£75 inc VAT
Change of Sharer	£300 inc VAT

The Initial Money will be confirmed and must be paid by debit card or bank transfer. We do not have the facilities to accept cash.
Optional extras if agreed
Countrywide is a member of and covered by the ARLA Propertymark Client Money Protection Scheme.
Countrywide is also a member of a redress scheme provided by The Property Ombudsman . Copies of the TPO Code of Practice and our complaint handling procedure are available from any of our branches.