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Deposit alternative supplier flatfair says it’s seen a 30% year-on-year increase in No Deposit tenancies. It also claims 14% more landlords are...

A new in-person real-time chat service for tenants claims to “assist all aspects of the rental experience.” The service comes from a...

Half of all private renters would not know where to turn to if a letting agent failed to address a problem...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...

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

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

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced a link up with eco organisations in a tree-planting initiative. TDS says the campaign was driven...

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

A new PropTech integration with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme’s API will help streamline deposit protection, it’s claimed. According to Debbie Davies of...

There’s more evidence today that cleaning remains the largest cause of disputes between agents and tenants. Data released by The Dispute Service...

Propertymark says letting agents should be aware of the financial implications of failing to deregister tenant deposits. This kind of failure after...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme, the not-for-profit government-backed protection service, has announced an upgraded PropTech integration with automated deposit registration platform MRI Software. TDS...

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

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says he will use his role on the board of The Deposit Service to fight for...

PropTech platform Goodlord now integrates with the latest API from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme to automate tenancy deposit registration and reduce...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, has integrated with the TDS API - aimed...

Lettings software provider Acquaint CRM has integrated its technology with the new API solution created by government-backed Tenancy Deposit Scheme.  The TDS...

Purplebricks has revealed that it will cost some £3.6m to correct compliance issues in its lettings division. The agency continues to stay...

Purplebricks says its head of lettings has left after just eight months - and just days after a crisis involving tenant deposits. A Purplebricks...

A Newcastle lettings agency says it’s cracked how to help reduce tenancy disputes at check out and speed up the return...

Purplebricks is refusing to say how many tenants and landlords were affected by its failure to comply with the law requiring deposits...

A survey of some 600 agents and landlords by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has revealed the most popular cause of deposit...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme and industry supplier Inventory Hive are working together to provide two new training courses.  Led by Michael Hill...

The not-for-profit Tenancy Deposit Scheme says it still has vacancies for its April online courses.  There are two currently available - the...

Two letting agents have been ordered to pay £16,000 to a landlord after their activities were found to be unregistered and...

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...

With college and university terms about to start, and ever-more diligence required over Coronavirus, the Deposit Protection Service is offering an...

ARLA Propertymark and other organisations from across the housing sector have joined forces to support tenants and landlords facing rent arrears...

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

The much delayed merger of the UK’s two landlord bodies has officially happened today. The National Residential Landlords Association has been formed...

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This month sees the launch of a new trade body for the lettings sector - the National Residential Landlords Association. It’s the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have created a matrix for letting agents and landlords about...

The National Union of Students claims young people at college and university are being unfairly targeted by agents and landlords when...

Agent and co-founder of new end of tenancy PropTech solution The Depositary, Kristjan Byfield, has spoken to Letting Agent Today about...

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

Ben Beadle is to be the chief executive of the new National Residential Landlords Association, launching in January. The new body comes...

It can be done - a council has U-turned on plans for a licensing scheme for landlords. The move by Hounslow council...

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

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme, which suggested a devastating fire in early January, has been recognised for the professional, efficient and calm...

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

Not-for-profit operator Tenancy Deposit Scheme says early intervention between landlords and tenants across the UK is resulting in many more deposit...

A rent guarantor provider claims that deposits which prospective tenants are required to pay are often reduced if such a service...

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

There’s been a big boost to the movement towards deposit alternatives in the private rental sector following a survey released this...

New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...

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

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme - which was hit by a serious fire at its Hemel Hempstead headquarters last evening - has appointed...

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

Fewer than one per cent of private tenancies end in a dispute over the deposit - and the figure is this...

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

An adjudicator with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has given advice on how to avoid disputes over gardening this summer. Writing on the...

Academic research suggests tenants in England and Wales are missing out on £80m of interest to tenancy deposit schemes every single...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is sending its congratulations to the writers of an EastEnders storyline tackling problems in the private rented sector. A recent...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced new dates for its academy courses, delivering training on tenancy deposit disputes and adjudication to...

Some letting agencies and selected landlords are being asked to take part in a new survey investigating views and experiences in...

Crooked letting agents and landlords have raided close to £1m from tenancy deposit accounts in 2017, new figures show. Campaigning agent Ajay Jagota,...

The Tenancy Deposit Service has created the new post of chief operating officer, with the first postholder charged with “leading our...

David Cox, the chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, has joined the board of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme as a non-executive director. Cox,...

Reporting software company InventoryBase has backed a campaign urging for inventories to be made mandatory in the lettings sector. The Association of...

A leading buy to let expert is calling on agents to work more closely with landlords and tenants to improve communications...

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

Anti-deposits campaigning agent Ajay Jagota says the 2004 Housing Act - which actually came into effect in 2007 - may now...

A new report identifies in detail over 145 laws and regulations governing the private rental sector, varying across the four countries...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a new guide for agents, landlords and tenants on how to make concluding a lease...

A property campaigner says the failure of the police to investigate a lettings agent who was eventually convicted of fraud after...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has commissioned buy to let expert Kate Faulkner to assess issues in the private rental sector -...

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

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 -...

A buy to let expert says there should be stronger enforcement and streamlining of legislation in the private rental sector. In a...

A tenant has been tracked down after a year-long exercise and has now picked up the deposit he forgot to collect...

A campaigning lettings agent is demanding action over what he suggests is a tenancy deposit system that is in need of...

Crooked letting agencies have been convicted of stealing £1,018,100 of deposits this year alone – and one agent claims this figure...

Letting agents and landlords across Scotland have been invited to check they are up to speed with current regulations at a...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced the first details of his plan to introduce a 'London Living Rent'. This new...

The average rent for a new tenancy in London during August was £1,765 per month, according to data from the Tenancy...

The newly-elected mayor of Bristol and the city’s council have endorsed a so-called ethical lettings charter created by a group known...

New data from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme shows that at the end of March 2016 there were a total of 3.426m...

A letting agency has been removed from a Scottish council’s approved list after failing to conform with rules protecting the deposits...

Lettings agents are being invited to take part in a national online survey launching today and seeking to get an industry-wide...

A lettings agency has become the first in Scotland to be sanctioned for breaching rules that secure the deposits of its...

Research undertaken by one of Britain’s leading rental sector experts and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme Charitable Foundation gives perhaps the most...

An ‘ethical lettings charter’ set up over a year ago by a pressure group for improved private rental sector housing has...

Compulsory client money protection kitemark organisation SAFEagent says the lettings industry should be making public just how much is paid out...

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

An initiative between the Residential Landlords Association and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme Charitable Foundation will help charities and other organisations offer...

Landlords or agents acting for them will no longer be immediately criminalised for failing to pick up illegal tenants according to...

Who are you? Jen Paice What does it say on your business card? Chief executive of SafeDeposits Scotland What does SafeDeposits Scotland do? We are...

The Property Ombudsman scheme and The Deposit Protection Service are entering into a partnership with software specialist Fixflo to create a...

A letting agent's life is a varied one, with the profession requiring agents to undertake a wide range of activities in...

Local councils are being urged to drop landlord licensing schemes following the publication of new laws showing that they are not...

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

The latest episode of Channel 5’s Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords programme will tonight show how a rogue letting agent in a...

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 and letting agents have been issued a reminder that they have less then three weeks to protect tenancy deposits with...