Permitted payments
TENANT FEES ACT 2019Under the Tenant Fees Act 2019, landlords and agents are only allowed to charge tenants for specific, government-approved costs. These include:
- 01.1
Rent
As agreed in tenancyThe amount agreed in your tenancy agreement, paid in advance and usually monthly.
- 01.2
Tenancy deposit
5–6 weeks’ rentA refundable deposit, capped at five weeks’ rent (where annual rent is under £50,000) or six weeks’ rent (where annual rent exceeds £50,000). All deposits are protected in an approved Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS).
- 01.3
Holding deposit
1 week’s rentEqual to one weeks' rent. This is to reserve a property and if the tenancy proceeds, will be deducted from the first months' rent. 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 Guarantor) within 15 calendar days (or other deadline for agreement as mutually agreed in writing).


