Schedule 1 of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 sets out an exhaustive list of permitted payments that a landlord or letting agent may require in connection with a tenancy to themselves or a third party. A payment that is not described in Schedule 1 is a prohibited payment. Section 9 amends Schedule 1 to make a payment of rent under an assured tenancy a prohibited payment where it is payable before a tenancy is entered into. This section also inserts additional prohibitions on landlords and letting agents to prevent them from being able to require large amounts of rent in advance of the tenancy agreement being signed.
Part 1: Tenancy reform Chapter 1: Assured Tenancies Section 9: Prohibition of rent in advance before lease entered into Background