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

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A lettings agent who stole over £350,000 is reported to have been told to pay back…£1. Local media in the south of...

A programme of nine new educational workshops takes place next month, some of which target new agents with little or no experience of deposits...

The Dispute Service, which operates the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, has been ranked among the Sunday Times’ 100 best not-for-profit companies to...

Deposit protection provider The Dispute Service says it has seen a big rise in the number of deposits it protects in...

The chief executive of mydeposits has hit back at a Which? report calling for reform - or possibly even replacement -...

The director of a lettings agency who who stole hundreds of thousands of pounds to spend on holidays and other luxuries...

The head of the parent firm of mydeposits is warning tenants and landlords tempted to enter into new ‘no-deposit’ schemes to...

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.   As we reported when the story broke yesterday afternoon, one...

Two lettings agencies have this afternoon been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. In one case, TPO expelled Lettings Solutions Ltd...

A new survey by insurer Direct Line for Business suggests that landlords who have not instructed letting agents to act for...

We’ve seen large numbers of local councils set up private rental accreditation systems, and a string of politicians from all major...

ARLA has issued guidance to students who may be using the Christmas break to line-up accommodation for the coming year.  Looking for...

The Department of Communities and Local Government has published a summary of the 600 responses it has received to its recent...

A formal tenancy deposit dispute could be defused by something as basic as a simple conversation, says the Association of Independent...

Approaching 50 per cent of private tenants have experienced property maintenance issues with their agents or landlords. The figure comes through research...

Tenancy deposit protection scheme mydeposits says almost a third of its notified disputes between tenants and agents or landlords do not...

The government-backed tenancy deposit protection scheme mydeposits is allowing letting agents join online in a bid to cut down on paperwork. mydeposits...

New tenancy deposit rules come into effect today have been given the thumbs-up by The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks.  Under the...

New tenancy deposit rules come into effect today have been given the thumbs-up by The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks.  Under the...

Landlords could risk facing heavy fines if they fail to protect their tenants’ deposits before an important new deadline on June...