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18/07/2013
MPs Call For Action On Letting Agents
MPs have called on the government to tighten regulations governing letting agents, in an effort to curb "cowboy agents".
A report by the Communities and Local Government Committee highlights unreasonable fees and opaque charges and saying the both tenants and landlords are being "ripped off".
The report comes in the wake of widespread concern over the cost of additional fees charged by letting agents, with the letting sector described as "the property industry's Wild West".
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A report by the Communities and Local Government Committee highlights unreasonable fees and opaque charges and saying the both tenants and landlords are being "ripped off".
The report comes in the wake of widespread concern over the cost of additional fees charged by letting agents, with the letting sector described as "the property industry's Wild West".
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