Written in 2018.

Recent court judgments have brought fresh attention to The Commission on Disposals of Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, a piece of legislation which appears to restrict the levying of certain letting fees to new and prospective tenants. 

This guide looks at the following:

• established fee-charging practice within the letting industry
• the law on letting fees
• recent court cases challenging the validity of such fees
• what fees can be recovered under the provisions of the Commission on Disposals of Land (NI) Order 1986
• how other jurisdictions are tackling the issue of upfront fees in the private rented sector. 

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