Renewal Claims News
Court of Appeal Ruling
By Landlord Lawyer| 5/08/2008Claim Back Renewal Fees From Letting Agents
By Rent Collection Solicitor| 11/03/2008Legal Challenge To Tenancy Renewal Fees
By Rent Collection Solicitor| 9/02/2008Tenancy Renewal Fees Investigated BY BBC Watchdog
By Rent Collection Solicitor| 13/01/2008OFT vs Foxtons Case
Tenancy Renewal Charges To Be Investigated
- Published 11/02/2008
Law firm, R. James Hutcheon Solicitors have launched an 'Information Request' to private landlords that believe they have been charged disproportionate and unreasonable fees in respect of tenants renewing tenancy agreements with landlords. This practice has already been denounced by the National Landlords Association (NLA) and BBC Watchdog who have called for tenancy renewal fees to be scrapped.
Hutcheons Solicitors are asking private landlords to contact them if they feel they have been unfairly charged by a letting agency with respect to tenancy renewal terms in contracts.
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Hutcheons Solicitors are asking private landlords to contact them if they feel they have been unfairly charged by a letting agency with respect to tenancy renewal terms in contracts.
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Can Landlords Claim Back Renewal Fees Over Last 6 Years ?
- By Rent Collection Solicitor
- Published 10/03/2008
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With the OFT taking Foxtons to court over unfair tenancy renewal fees and other unfair contractual charges, the debate about the 'lawfulness' of renewal fees is set to escalate.
OFT vs Foxtons Unfair Terms Ruling
- By Landlord Lawyer
- Published 10/07/2009
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The OFT Welcomes High Court Decision on Foxtons' Use of Unfair Terms
The OFT has today welcomed a landmark High Court ruling that certain terms and conditions used by Foxtons Ltd in its lettings agreements with landlords are unfair.
As a result of this ruling, made in proceedings brought by the OFT under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (UTCCRs), the OFT will now ask the High Court to go on to grant injunctions preventing the continued use of the terms by Foxtons.
Full OFT vs Foxtons News Release on OFT Website - Click Here
OFT v Foxtons - Full Court Judgement Before Mr Justice Mann - High Court of Justice 10 July 2009
Foxtons Taken To Court By OFT Over Unfair Contract Terms And Tenancy Fees
- By Rent Collection Solicitor
- Published 26/02/2008
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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has made the decision to take Foxtons, a letting agency and estate agents, to court over unfair contract terms and fees charged to private landlords.Tenancy Renewal Fees Legal Challenge
- By Rent Collection Solicitor
- Published 9/02/2008
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This article represents a request to private landlords for supporting information regarding the practice of unfair tenancy renewal fees charged as a matter of course by letting agents.OFT vs Foxtons Case Update
- By Rent Collection Solicitor
- Published 8/07/2008
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An update from the Office of Fair Trading regarding the OFT Vs Foxtons' case can be found below:
OFT versus Foxtons High Court Update - Click Here!
R James Hutcheon Solicitors
Pioneer House
Warburton Hey
Rainhill, Prescot
Merseyside
L35 4LF