Part of Tenant Fees Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:30 pm on 7 June 2018.
Melanie Onn
Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Housing)
2:30,
7 June 2018
My concern is that letting agents are able, upon the agreement of the landlord, to set these things up in their own name. That does happen. Does the Minister think that that is okay, particularly given that they receive inducements for it?
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