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Hamptons Fees and Charges in England

Permitted charges in accordance with the Tenant Fee Act 2019 for assured shorthold tenancy:
Holding Deposit - Maximum one week’s rent (may go on to form part of advance rent)
First month’s rent - In advance.
Tenancy Deposit - 5 weeks of agreed rent up to £50k rent per annum or 6 weeks of rent over £50k.
Early termination requested by the tenant - 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 the tenancy documents (after the commencement of the tenancy) - £50 inc. VAT.

Non housing act tenancy fees (not affected by the Tenant Fee Act 2019)
A Non Housing Act Tenancy is formed when one of the following criteria is in place:
The annual rent exceeds £100,000.
The property is occupied by an entity (Company let) rather that an individual.
The property is not used as a main or primary home.
There is a Resident Landlord.
Tenancy Agreement and Setup Administration - £390 inc VAT.
Check-in Fee checking into the property and reviewing inventory - Minimum of £130.80 inc VAT.
Enhanced Reference Fee (per person or company) - £60 inc VAT.
Tenancy Continuation - £150 inc VAT.
Change of Sharer - £120 inc VAT.
Early Termination - £150 inc VAT.
Late payment of rent - Interest will be charged at 3% above the Bank of England base rate.
Guarantor Referencing Fee - £60 inc VAT per guarantor.
Deed of Guarantee - £50 inc VAT.

Stamp Duty Land Tax Payable on tenancies where the rent exceeds £125,000
During the tenancy you may expect to pay:
Utilities (gas, electricity, water)
Council Tax
Broadband, telephone, television licence
Subscription to cable/satellite supplier
Insurance (for your personal and own contents)
Garden maintenance
Parking permits

Please note: The Initial Monies will be confirmed and must be paid by debit card or bank transfer. We are unable to accept cash.
Hamptons is a member of Propertymark and your monies are covered by the Propertymark Client Money Protection Scheme and a member of a redress scheme provided by The Property Ombudsman.

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 tenancies signed after 1st June 2019 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 Coapt ‘the Agent’)

Holding Deposit: 1 week’s rent

Deposit: 5 weeks’ rent

During the tenancy (payable to the Agent)

Payment of up to £50 if you want to change the tenancy agreement. This could include a change of sharer or or any other amendment which alters the obligations of the agreement.

Payment of reasonably incurred costs for the loss of keys/security devices

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

Coapt is a member of UKALA which is a client money protection scheme, and a member of The Property Ombudsman, which is a redress scheme. You can find out more details on the agent’s website or by contacting the agent directly.

Before the tenancy starts (Payable to PSPhomes (Burgess Hill) Limited 'the agent')

permitted tenants payments:-

Holding deposit equal to one weeks rent. 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 of Agreement as mutually agreed in writing).

Security Deposit (per tenancy, Rent of less than £50,000 per year): Five weeks rent. This covers damages or defaults on the part of the tenant during the tenancy.

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.

During the tenancy (Payable to PSPhomes (Burgess Hill) Limited 'the agent')

change of tenancy agreement/change of sharer £50 payment.

Payment of interest for the late payment of rent capped at a daily rate of 3% above Bank of England Base Rate. This will not be levied until the rent is more than 14 days in arrears.

Loss of key(S)/security device(S):- Minimum payment of £3.50 capped at the cost which is reasonably incurred by the Landlord or Agent.

Payment of unpaid rent or other reasonable costs associated with your early termination of the tenancy including the landlords cost in re-letting the property.

PSPhomes (Burgess Hill) Limited is a member of Propertymark which is a Client Money Protection Scheme, and also a member of The Property Ombudsman, which is a Redress Scheme. You can find out more details on the agents website or by contacting the agent directly.

• To secure the property and ensure no further applicants are shown the property a holding deposit of one week’s rent will be taken. This cost is per property. Should the tenancy proceed (subject to contract and referencing) the deposit will be used to offset one week of the 5-week deposit. Please note – this holding fee will be withheld if the tenant or any relevant person (including guarantors) withdraw from the tenancy, fail a right to rent check, or provide materially significant, misleading or false information, or fail to sign the tenancy agreement / deed of guarantee within 15 calendar days (or any other deadline for the agreement as mutually agreed in writing)


• Deposit - the equivalent of 5 weeks of the monthly rental – held as security against any breach of the tenancy agreement on your behalf, registered with an approved government backed scheme and held as stakeholder. This cost is per property.


• Rent paid in advance (by standing order after the first month) The rent is due on the first day of the tenancy, every month and is due via standing order

Permitted fees during the tenancy;

• £50 (inc VAT) per Variation of contract (tenant's request)– this is to cover the costs associated with taking landlord’s instructions as well as the preparation and execution of new legal documents. This cost applies per variation.


• Lost keys or other security devices – Tenants are liable to replace any lost keys or security devices. If the loss results in the locks needing to be changed – the cost of the locksmith and replacement keys for the tenant, landlord and any other persons requiring keys will be charged to the tenant. Thid cost applies per key / device.


• £50 (inc VAT) Change of sharer (tenant’s request) – per replacement tenant. To cover the costs associated with taking landlords instructions, new tenant referencing and Right to Rent checks, deposit registration as well as preparation of new legal documents. This cost applies per sharer change.


• Early termination (tenant’s request) Should the tenant wish to leave their contract early, they shall be liable for the landlords costs in re-letting the property as well as all rent due under the tenancy until the start of the replacement tenancy. These costs will be no more than the maximum amount of rent outstanding on the tenancy. This cost applies per tenancy.


• Unpaid rent – The Tenant Fees Act states if rent is more than 14 days overdue, a landlord or letting agent can add interest to the unpaid rent amount. The interest can be no more than 3% over the Bank of England’s base rate for each day the rent is outstanding. These charges will apply per tenancy.