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Relevant Letting Fees and Tenant Protection Information
As well as paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments.
Before the tenancy starts (payable to either Swindon Home Finders Ltd, rj Lettings & Property Management Ltd (property dependant) 'the Agent')
Holding Deposit: 1 week's rent
Deposit: 5 weeks' rent
During the tenancy (payable to the Agent/Landlord)
Payment of up to £50 if you want to change the tenancy agreement, upon agreement.
Payment of up to £50 if you want to change a tenant during the tenancy, upon agreement.
Payment of interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of 3% above Bank of England Base Rate.
Payment of £15 per hour for the reasonably incurred costs for the loss of keys/security devices, plus cost of replacement keys and locksmith.
Payment of any unpaid rent and 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
Other permitted payments
Any other permitted payments, not included above, under the relevant legislation including contractual damages.
Tenant protection
Swindon Home Finders Ltd, rj Lettings & Property Management Ltd are all members of Propertymark which is a client money protection scheme, and also members of TPO, which is a redress scheme. You can find out information via our website: Or by contacting us directly.
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, such as Rightmove. For properties to rent in England and Wales, details of the agent's membership of any redress scheme and client money protection scheme must also be published with their fees on Rightmove. It is the agent's responsibility to ensure that all relevant information is provided to Rightmove and is up to date and accurate. If the relevant information does not appear here, the agent may have included it within the property description.

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.

If your offer is accepted on a property to rent through us then we will require you to pay a reservation fee of 1 weeks rent which enables us to remove the property from the market, cancel any further viewings and start the referencing process. If you later decide not to sign the tenancy agreement or don't pass the referencing checks then the reservation fee is not refundable. The reservation fee would be refundable (less any costs incurred) if the landlord decides to withdraw. You will be required to show is your photo id (Passport or EU driving licence) and proof of address (utility bill or bank statement).
Tenants are required to pay a 5 week security deposit (4 further weeks rent in addition to the 1 already paid) before the tenancy starts which will be held for the duration of the tenancy with the TDS (Tenancy Deposit Scheme) as well as 1 months rent in advance.