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The Deposit Protection Service's charitable foundation claims that a significant proportion of tenants who have recently moved are cutting back on...

Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...

A deposit alternative company is calling on agents to help tenants save an average of £1,000 on up-front costs. Flatfair chief executive...

A survey of more than 1,000 landlords in the Deposit Protection Service shows the scale of change in the private rental...

Latest data from The Deposit Protection Service suggests rents have risen faster than inflation over the past year. The organisation’s Rent Index...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has announced that its the first to integrate with The DPS. The integration will mean flatfair can offer...

A survey of 2,000 tenants in England and Wales shows that some 23 per cent claim to be struggling to pay...

The Deposit Protection Service claims the single largest reason why private tenants move is to find properties accepting pets. Around a thousand...

Fifteen years ago Take That’s ‘Shine’ was at number one in the charts, ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday’ drew crowds into cinemas and...

Average UK rents increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2021 according to The Deposit Protection Service, as stock shortages...

Figures from the Deposit Protection Service suggest that students returned to university in greater numbers this year compared to 2020. The service...

Rents for detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021 says the Deposit...

When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...

Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...

Flexible working for letting agents, so much a part of activities for the past 18 months, is here to stay according...

Average rents in London declined during the second quarter of 2021, according to the latest market snapshot from the  Deposit Protection...

The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...

With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...

The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...

London rents climbed for the first time for over a year during Q1 2021 —although the rise was a mere £8...

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

The current need to work from home, and the prospect of continuing to do so in part after the pandemic, is changing...

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

New tenancies recorded by The Deposit Protection Service suggests the market is back almost to its pre-pandemic levels of activity. Data in...

The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...

The Deposit Protection Service and safeagent (formerly NALS) have created a free, online course showing best practice in starting tenancies.  The new...

The Deposit Protection Scheme is warning of a possible online scam affecting agents, landlords and tenants A statement on the DPS website...

Tenants paid a UK average monthly rent of £775 during the first quarter of this year according to the Deposit Protection...

Letting agents and landlords who prepare for a dispute at the outset of a tenancy increase their chances of avoiding one...

The Deposit Protection Service has teamed up with Comparethemarket in a bid to offer utility deals to tenants.  Renters who have their...

Giant glow-in-the-dark swear words, a sex toy and a pet python are among some of the items that students left in...

Average UK rents continued to rise between July and September, but failed to keep up with inflation, according to The Deposit...

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

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

The average UK rent rose from £757 to £771 during the second quarter of 2019 - that’s 1.7 per cent, according...

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

Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...

A new free online training course which guides letting agents through the key principles of disputes has been released by The...

Renting became more affordable in 2018 thanks to a combination of a once-in-a-decade fall in annual rents and wage inflation, according...

The Deposit Protection Service says almost a quarter of students lost part of their tenancy deposit when they left their accommodation...

A comparison website claims that over 1.5m tenants know their landlord has not placed their deposits into a government-backed deposit protection...

A gloomy report from The Deposit Protection Service says the UK’s rental market is in recession for the first time since...

Cleaning and property damage are the most common reasons landlords make deposit deductions, according to data released by The Deposit Protection...

A rental market survey conducted for The Deposit Protection Service claims the average rent has fallen in the UK for the...

The average UK rent increased just £11.55 or 1.51 per cent over the last year according to The Deposit Protection Service. The new DPS...

A campaigning lettings agent says proposals to allow renters to transfer tenancy deposits between properties are to be welcomed – but...

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

The average tenancy deposit for England and Wales is just below £1,000 according to the Deposit Protection Service’s figures for the...

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

The typical deposit paid when a tenant moves to a new property in England and Wales is set to break the...

New partners have been announced for The ESTAS Group's annual awards event taking place in London in April.  The headline sponsor remains...

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

Eight out of 10 in rental accommodation want tenancy agreements of one year or less, a large survey by The Deposit Protection...

Students are considered to be almost twice as likely to lose their deposit at the end of a tenancy than any...