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A lettings agent says ‘times are changing with deposits” and claims more landlords and tenants are choosing alternatives.  The comment by Paul...

The number of tenancies ending in a claim for more than five weeks’ rent has risen to 17%, a deposit alternative...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

A Parliamentary committee has heard that thousands of small and medium-sized letting agencies were debanked in 2023, with financial institutions forcibly...

The average cash deposit of five weeks rent rose by four per cent over the last quarter from £1,217 at the...

Reposit has increased the number of agencies offering its deposit alternative product.   This increase in agent customers comes as Reposit reports growth...

The law is clear – agencies in England, Scotland and Wales need a valid client money protection (CMP) policy to protect...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

Property accreditation service safeagent has written to all of its agents in England urging them to check legal requirements when setting...

UK banks are closing client accounts held by established letting agents and refusing to open accounts for new businesses. The Problem A growing...

ARLA Propertymark is reminding agents about the controversial Breathing Space legislation coming into effect on May 4. The new rules are known as...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

A new online platform for students to search for and book accommodation has been launched, claiming to be “the fastest, simplest and...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Tenant concierge service Tenant Shop is linking with Legal & General to offer insurance products across the private rental sector.  Tenant Shop...

Although the worst of the stock market bloodletting triggered by Coronavirus now appears to have gone, franchise agency group Belvoir has...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jon Notley and I am the co-founder...

One of the major deposit alternative operators has announced 31 new letting agency branches have signed up, from three high-profile brands. Zero...

Letting agents will for the first time be able to use Open Banking to process payments more efficiently, following a decision...

Three more deposit alternative supplier have issued statements seeking to distance their product from criticisms raised in a BBC investigation. Yesterday we carried...

The growing deposit alternative sector continues to be ultra-competitive with 15-branch agency Kings Lettings signing up to Zero Deposit. Kings Lettings operates...

Rightmove has at last completed on its acquisition of tenancy referencing firm Van Mildert, first announced two months ago. The deal, reported...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has become the “exclusive deposit replacement partner” of the National Landlord Association - less than two...

Numerous regional independent agency chains have joined Zero Deposit, one of several rental deposit replacement schemes to have appeared in recent...

Zero Deposit, the firm set up by former Zoopla commercial director Jon Notley, says it now has around 850 offices using...

A PropTech company has won approval from the Financial Conduct Authority to go ahead with a scheme which offers tenants a...

A prominent lettings industry campaigner says the head of a tenancy deposit scheme has “serious questions to answer” after his comments...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

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The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

  A letter from the Financial Conduct Authority, leaked to Sky News, suggests that the body is drawing up plans to tighten...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

In my recent article, ‘Is Gazeal for Real?’ I reported on the imminent launch of this new product that claimed it...