Michael Brooker, TN6

Michael Brooker Estate Agents Limited, Chartered Surveyors, Lettings and Management is an Independent Business concentrating upon the sale of residential properties and the letting of residential properties in Crowborough, East Sussex & Kent and the surrounding villages. We offer over 100 years of combined experience of selling and letting of properties in the South East area and provide a personal service supported by modern technology.

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

Permitted payments : - For properties in England, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants (or anyone acting on the tenant's behalf) the following permitted payments:

• Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week's rent);
• Deposits (a maximum deposit of 5 weeks' rent for annual rent below £50,000, or 6 weeks' rent for annual rental of £50,000 and above);
• Payments to change a tenancy agreement eg. change of sharer (capped at £50 or, if higher, any reasonable costs);
• Payments associated with early termination of a tenancy (capped at the landlord's loss or the agent's reasonably incurred costs);
• Where required, utilities (electricity, gas or other fuel, water, sewerage), communication services "telephone, internet, cable/satellite television), TV licence;
• Council tax (payable to the billing authority);
• Interest payments for the late payment of rent (up to 3% above Bank of England's annual percentage rate);
• Reasonable costs for replacement of lost keys or other security devices;
• Contractual damages in the event of the tenant's default of a tenancy agreement; and
• Any other permitted payments under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 and regulations applicable at the relevant time.

Michael Brooker Estate Agents Limited are a member of Property Ombudsman Redress Scheme.