A ban was first mooted in 2016, when Chancellor Philip Hammond said he hoped to bring in new rules "as soon as possible" in his Autumn Statement.

This week, the date for the ban was announced in the House of Lords, meaning that tenants won't be charged £100s in admin fees on tenancies signed on or after 1 June 2019.

Letting fees are already banned in Scotland. While they're still legal in Wales and Northern Ireland, a ban was put before the Welsh Government last June.

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