Letting Agent Fees

Policy description

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

Laura Sandys voted against (0% aligned) restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents.

Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against (0% aligned).

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

person vote: the vote cast by the person
party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.
policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.
policy alignment: if this MP's vote was aligned with the policy.
annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion	date	person vote	party alignment	policy direction	policy aligned
Consumer Rights Bill — New Clause 22 — Ban on Letting Agents Charging Tenants Fees	2014-05-13	no	100%	agree	not aligned

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

Guide to columns

annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion	date	person vote	party alignment	policy direction	policy aligned
Cost of Living	2013-05-14	no	100%	agree	not aligned
Consumer Rights Bill — New Clause 30 — Report on Detriment Caused by Letting Agent Fees and Plans to Prohibit Detrimental Fees	2014-06-16	no	100%	agree	not aligned
Opposition Day — Private Rented Sector — Ban on Letting Agent Fees — Default 3 Year Tenancies — Action on Excessive Rent Rises	2014-06-25	no	100%	agree	not aligned