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| Labour to call Commons vote on letting agent fee ban | Labour to call Commons vote on letting agent fee ban |
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| Labour are to call a vote in the Commons in an attempt to ban letting agents charging fees to tenants. | Labour are to call a vote in the Commons in an attempt to ban letting agents charging fees to tenants. |
| Party leader Ed Miliband said people who buy a house are not charged fees by agents, but people who rent are. | |
| He said Labour was "determined to stand up for generation rent" and deliver an "immediate financial benefit" to people who do rent. | |
| Labour will table the proposal as an amendment to the Consumer Rights Bill in the Commons on Tuesday. | Labour will table the proposal as an amendment to the Consumer Rights Bill in the Commons on Tuesday. |
| Earlier this month Mr Miliband, while unveiling Labour's new slogan "Hardworking Britain better off", outlined his party's plans to fight for a "fairer deal" for tenants who rent. | |
| He said his party wanted to see a cap on rent increases in the private sector as well as scrapping agent fees. | |
| Following Tuesday's vote, the Consumer Rights Bill will still need to go through a third reading in the Commons, after which it will be considered by the House of Lords before being enacted as law. |