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Relevant Letting Fees and Tenant
Protection Information for Tenancy Applications After 1st June 2019

As well as
paying rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments 

Permitted Payments 

Before the
Tenancy starts Quirks Lettings and Management, the Agent will require

Holding Deposit equal to 1 weeks
Rent 

(once the
Tenancy commences this will be offset against any balance due on Rent but will
become forfeit should the Tenant not commence with the Tenancy after every
reasonable effort has been made to offer a Tenancy or the Tenant has been found
to have provided false information during his/her application)

The
Tenant(s) will also be required to pay a Deposit, to be held for the
duration of the Tenancy and in accordance with the Tenant Deposit Protection
legislation, equivalent to 5 weeks rent.

(For the avoidance of doubt a
week’s rent is calculated as, Rent x 12 ÷ 52)

During the Tenancy

Along with all rent due
the Tenant(s) will also be required to pay to Quirks Lettings and Management,
if applicablePayment of up to £50 and reasonable costs incurred by the Landlord
if you want to change any part of the Tenancy Agreement

Payment of
interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of 3% above the Bank of England
base rate

Payment up
to £50 plus material and labour costs reasonably incurred for the remedy
of loss of keys/security devices

Payment for damages or
breaches of a tenancy will also be permitted

Payment of
other reasonable costs associated with any early termination of the Tenancy (for the
avoidance of doubt this will be all rent due under the terms of the Tenancy or
until a new Tenancy is initiated with another party and additionally a payment
of the Landlords expenses for any new let, which will be the equivalent of 1
months’ rent including vat.  If this
occurs in the last 3 months of a tenancy this fee will be calculated at ½ of a
month’s rent)

There is no need for Quirks to
return the Holding Deposit if

The person
applying fails Immigration Act checksThe person applying
gives false information that would have a detrimental effect to the referencing
and offering of a tenancy (for the avoidance of doubt this will include false
information relating to adverse credit and CCJ’s or confirmation of
insufficient income)There is no
Agreement entered into by the Tenant after the Landlord/Agent have taken all
reasonable steps to make a tenancy available

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