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A new platform for the mydeposits custodial scheme has launched this week, incorporating features inspired by feedback from members and designed...

After nine years with the business, Goodlord co-founder Tom Mundy has stepped down as chief operating officer. An official statement from...

Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced its integration with lettings software provider Proman Technology Solutions to automate deposit registrations.  The integration is available...

Another PropTech application is being integrated with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme API. The integration is with Apex 27 which claims its mission...

An end-of-tenancy PropTech platform set up by a high profile agent has announced a major enhancement to its service. The Depository was...

At Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), we're committed to making the deposit protection process as pain-free as possible. From our beginning of...

Many letting agents fail to conduct the obligatory identity checks on landlord clients according to an industry supplier. Blinc UK says that...

In an exclusive, the Daily Telegraph says emergency courtrooms will be used after their funding runs out over the comning summer...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...

Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30...

PropTech service The Depositary is extending its existing partnership with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, aiming to fully integrate with the TDS...

Much has been made of the backlog of court cases - including landlords’ possession attempts - and now the Ministry of Justice...

Two suspended sentences, community service, a fine and disqualification from being a director - those form the penalty for a rogue...

Liverpool’s Labour council, which was prevented by the government from extending its city-wide licensing scheme for another five years, is seeking...

Confusion among renters over the complex Tenant Fees Act could trigger a surge in complaints about agents to redress schemes -...

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

The Scottish Government is investigating 114 businesses suspected of carrying out letting agency work without registration and has issued 86 compliance...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme is the latest player in the private rental sector to launch online tools to help letting agents cope...

A lettings company’s management director has been disqualified for failing to protect thousands of pounds of tenants’ deposits. Kari Jade Ridout from...

A head tenant who changed the locks on a property that was illegally sublet to no fewer than 35 men has...

Ajay Jagota, the north east agent known for his campaign against rental deposits, says recent initiatives by two deposit protection services...

Letting agents using insured deposit protection schemes have been urged to switch to a custodial model in order to compensate for...

The Dispute Service (TDS) has announced today that it will provide dispute resolution for a new deposit replacement company.  The 'long-term strategic...

Who are you? Rebecca Johnston What does it say on your business card? Managing Director (TDS Custodial) What is TDS Custodial? TDS Custodial is a government-approved...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says the end of May usually triggers the annual movement of students from their rented properties -...

Custodial deposit protection was introduced 10 years ago this week and the Deposit Protection Service has been marking the anniversary. Custodial protection...

Mydeposits says it is aware of a new scam from what it calls “a fraudulent company” imitating mydeposits and getting in...

A landlord who admitted threatening violence against a tenant who left the property he was renting has been given a substantial...

Three men have received prison sentences of up to 28 months after a nationwide lettings scam was unearthed by trading standards...

Two new custodial services are being launched today by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme and Mydeposits. Custodial systems mean deposit money is held...

A landlord has received a six month suspended jail sentence, has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service...

A student landlord has been sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay over £12,400 after pleading guilty to...