It ' s et cetera . Etc . Pay attention in school . Seems like you need it . <| sep |> So sorry uni got very busy I still am but I ' m done in 2 weeks so should be more free then <| sep |> As expected , the pushback begins . This piece all boils down to But certain fees seem appropriate for the renter . Which is irrelevant . Tenants don ' t pay fees for their health , they do so because they have no choice . Shifting the burden to landlords means that there will be more competition between agents as they lower their fees in order to attract new customers landlords . Eventually their fees will actually reflect the actual cost incurred by the agent as they do the work . The most logical step to help tenants is to actually regulate the industry properly , something the government has said it won ' t do . I think agents should be legally required to belong to a lettings body . Obligatory call for the government to reduce competition . How about we try this policy first before we set up conditions that will make it easier for agents to collude together to fix their pricesespecially since it has already been proven to work in Scotland ?