Anna Soubry

Former Independent MP for Broxtowe

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Letting Agent Fees

There have been votes in Parliament on if letting agent fees, charged to tenants, ought be more strongly regulated or even banned.

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Anna Soubry consistently voted against restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

Major votes

  • On 25 Jun 2014: Anna Soubry voted against banning letting agent fees, against making three year tenancies the default in the private rented sector and against action on excessive rent rises during longer tenancies. Show vote
  • On 13 May 2014: Anna Soubry voted not to ban letting agents charging tenants, or prospective tenants, fees. Show vote
  • On 14 May 2013: Anna Soubry voted against calling on the Government to take real action on jobs, affordable accommodation, rising energy and water bills, the costs of travel to work. Show vote

Scoring Agreements

Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.

This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.

No scoring agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.

Minor votes

  • On 5 Sep 2018: Anna Soubry voted against higher fines for landlords or letting agencies breaching the law limiting what tenants can be charged for. Show vote
  • On 5 Sep 2018: Anna Soubry voted not to further restrict the circumstances in which landlords and letting agents can charge tenants for losses arising from a breach of a tenancy agreement. Show vote
  • On 16 Jun 2014: Anna Soubry voted against requiring a report on the detriment caused to tenants by letting agent fees and the steps the government intends to take to prohibit fees that cause detriment to tenants. Show vote

Informative Agreements

Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.

This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.

No informative agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.

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