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A deposit alternative service has been added to Propertymark’s industry supplier list. Tenants can purchase a Zero Deposit Guarantee from £7.50 upwards...

Zero Deposit is piloting a new product that provides six weeks’ cover on every tenancy, even when the renter selects a...

Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...

Deposits have risen as much as 24 per cent in the past year in some parts of the UK - according...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is inviting agents and landlords to a series of webinars to discuss the three stages of a...

New research claims to show that the lockdown could end up with higher rents as demand in the lettings sector outstrips...

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

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in favour of deposit alternative scheme flatfair in a dispute which began with a complaint...

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

The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that more than four out of 10 of the tenancy deposits it manages are currently...

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says that success of its information centre shows that the industry wants more information on the deposit...

Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...

A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says it backs a new Trading Standards-led body which will enforce the Fees Ban starting  on...

Figures calculated by Rightmove suggest that even when the Fees Ban and Deposit Caps kick in on June 1, some deposits...

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

The JLL lettings agency is warning that the five week deposit cap enshrined in the Tenant Fees Act is likely to...

The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...

Today’s vote in the House of Commons on Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal may be dominating the headlines but it’s the...

The government says it will not reveal an implementation date for the banning on agents’ fees on tenants in England until...

Labour claims it was the driving force behind the government’s decision to cap tenants’ security deposits from six weeks to five...

An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...

Agents and landlords have united against what is being seen as the latest attack on the private rental sector by the...

The government has this afternoon confirmed that the amount tenants have to pay up front to secure a home will be...

There has been widespread Industry anger at news of a possible U-turn by the government over the proposed cap on security...

Good tenant referencing should include awareness of would-be renters’ social media history according to RentalStep - but it says more thorough...

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says he welcomes reforms currently moving through Parliament to professionalise the lettings sector - but he wants...

A Select Committee of MPs investigating the proposed ban on agents’ fees levied on tenants says the measure could save renters...

Proposals to cap security deposits for private rented housing to six weeks rent risk creating a charter for rent cheats warns...

The government's plan to cap tenancy deposits at six weeks rent threatens to cost Britain’s renters an average of £1391 –...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has repeated his criticism of the government’s decision to cap security deposits at the level of...

Trade organisatons have reacted predictably to the government’s latest announcements and publications concerning the private rental sector. Yesterday the Department of Communities...

Housing minister Alok Sharma has been told face to face that he should rethink the government's plans to cap security deposits...

The majority of MPs speaking at a House of Commons debate yesterday acknowledged they are wary of the 'unintended consequences' of...

The government’s proposal to limit tenancy deposits to one month of rent and reservation fees to one week of rent will...

The Liberal Democrats want a raft of additional controls on the private rented sector aimed at addressing what it describes as...