The Tenant Fees Act: Does it have any teeth?
Barrister Katrina Mather of Hardwicke Chambers explores the realities of the Tenant Fees ban, a "slightly peculiar piece of legislation" that came into force on 1st June

Katrina Mather is a Barrister at Hardwicke Chambers, specialising in property, insolvency and commercial law
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