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Fees apply

If your tenancy is due to start before 1st June 2019 different fees apply. Please contact your local office.

New assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) tenant fees

Holding Deposit: 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)

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)

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 £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 £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.

Early Termination: 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 (cmp): ARLA

Redress scheme: The Property Ombudsman

Relevant letting fees and tenant protection information
Under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 as well as paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments.

Before the tenancy starts (payable to Limited the Agent')
- Holding Deposit: 1 week's rent
- Security Deposit: Up to 5 weeks' rent

During the tenancy (payable to the Agent or the Landlord as applicable)
During your Tenancy, potential Additional Fees may be due under certain circumstances. Such Additional Fees are prescribed by law under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 and are clearly laid out in our Business Terms and Conditions, listed on our website, and where has arranged the Tenancy Agreement under our Tenancy Setup and/or Managed Service will also be within the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement (AST). Where a landlord has provided their own AST this is also likely to include such terms which are defined by law. In summary, these include:
- Payment of up to 50 inc.VAT, 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's base rate after 14 days due.
- Payment of the reasonably incurred costs for the loss of keys/security devices
- 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, broadband, cable, satellite
- Television licence
- Council Tax

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

Tenant protection
Limited is a member of Client Money Protect Limited (#CMP003643), 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 our website at or by contacting us directly.

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

Permitted payments
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);
Where required, utilities (electricity, gas or other fuel, water, sewerage), communication services (telephone, internet, cable/satellite television), TV licence;
Council tax (payable to the billing authority);
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 and regulations applicable at the relevant time.

For properties in Wales, the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants the following permitted payments

Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week's rent);
Security deposits;
Where required, utilities (electricity, gas or other fuel, water, sewerage), communication services (telephone, internet, cable/satellite television), TV licence;
Council tax (payable to the billing authority);
Payments for the late payment of rent (where required under the tenancy agreement);
A breach of a term of the contract (where required under the tenancy agreement); and
Any other permitted payments under the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act and regulations applicable at the relevant time.

Tenant protection
In addition to publishing relevant fees, lettings agents are also required to publish details of:

The redress scheme they are a member of; and
the name of the approved or designated Client Money Protection scheme they are a member of (if any).

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.

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

Permitted payments are:

Before the tenancy starts (payable to Move Residential "the Agent")

Holding Deposit: Equivalent to 1 weeks rent
Deposit: Equivalent to 5 weeks" rent

During the tenancy (payable to the Agent)

- Rent

- Utilities and council tax

- Default fees such as:

Payment of interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of 3% above the Bank Of England Base Rate from Rent Due Date until paid in order to pursue non-payment of rent.

Payment of any unpaid rent or other reasonable costs associated with your early termination of the tenancy.

Payment of 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 and any other persons requiring keys will be charged to the tenant. If extra costs are incurred there will be a charge of £15.00 per hour (inclusive of VAT) for the time taken replacing lost key(s) or other security device(s).

Fees for changing a tenant or ending a tenancy early:

Variation of contract (tenants request) £50.00 (inc VAT) per agreed variation.

Change of sharer (tenants request) £50.00 (inc VAT) per replacement tenant or any reasonable costs incurred if higher.

Early termination (tenants 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 date of the replacement tenancy.

Tenant protection

Move Residential is a member of Money Shield 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 our website or by contacting us directly.

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.