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Tenant Charges

In addition to paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following payments permitted under the Tenant Fees Act 2019.

Before the tenancy starts (payable to [Newton Fallowell ‘the Agent’)
Holding Deposit: 1 week’s rent.
Deposit: 5 weeks rent as deposit.

A guarantor will be required for the duration of the tenancy and must be a property owner in full time employment earning over £20,000 Per year.

During the tenancy (payable to the Agent)
For English properties:
Payment of interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of [3% above the bank of England Base Rate]

During the tenancy if permitted and applicable
Utilities – gas, electricity, water and sewerage
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, for breaches of contract or under the relevant legislation including contractual damages. These may include reasonable costs or losses incurred for loss of keys, security devices and changes to the tenancy agreement or early termination, if the Landlord agrees they can be made, up to the permitted limits.

Tenant Protection

Goodchilds is a member of Nals Client Money Protection, 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.

OpenRent is the UK's largest letting agent, using online services to make renting properties cheaper and more convenient than ever before - while holding quality and security as our top priorities.

OpenRent has never charged any administration or agency fees.

Under the Tenant Fees Act 2019, landlords may charge you a fee if you lose keys or other security devices, or pay your rent late. You may also be asked for other permitted payments, such as a holding deposit when you begin your application.

There are no hidden fees or other charges when renting an OpenRent property.

OpenRent is a proud member of the Property Ombudsman and holds comprehensive Client Money Protection via the government-authorised Propertymark Client Money Protection scheme.

OpenRent is a registered agent in Scotland with registration number LARN1809026 and is a member of RentSmart Wales with license number #lr .

Permitted payments and tenant protection information

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);
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.

For properties in Wales, the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill, once enacted, 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;
Utilities, communication services (eg. Telephone, broadband), TV licence and council tax;
Payments for the late payment of rent;
A breach of a term of the contract;
Any other permitted payments under the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill and regulations once enacted.

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 refer to our website for further details.