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The percentage of tenants choosing to live alone has dropped over the last three years, research suggests. A study compiled by Reposit,...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A deposit alternative service claims rents have risen an average 46% in the last decade. Zero Deposit claims it’s analysed rental market...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Research by Zero Deposit, a deposit alternative service, claims that under-30s face an almost impossible task when it comes to current...
03 February 2024
From: Tax & Finance
The head of a major industry service supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Another no-deposit renting scheme has been launched, pledging to make life easier for landlords and tenants. Rental guarantor service Housing Hand’s new...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Flatfair has revamped its deposit alternative service, claiming its new offer gives twice the protection of a traditional deposit scheme. From this...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Tenants at a Newcastle-upon-Tyne Build To Rent scheme are being offered deposit alternatives by the developer-cum-management firm, The High Street Group. The...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
PropTech company Reposit has launched a product allowing properties to be let on a deposit-free basis whilst ensuring landlords are protected...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Rents rose 1.4 per cent in the year to October, a drop from the 1.5 per cent growth recorded in September...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News
A PropTech company claims a quarter of private renters in towns and cities most affected by pandemic could fall into arrears. Deposit...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Deposit-free renting provider flatfair has signed a partnership with Martyn Gerrard which has 12 branches across north London. The move will bring...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News
A new rent payment plan tool has been launched for landlords and tenants to agree a rent payment plan for arrears...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The recent criticism of letting agents and deposit insurance schemes, which began with a probe by the BBC last weekend, will...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
There has been much debate in recent days about deposit-free renting and whether letting agents have been mis-selling deposit alternative products,...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
A growing number of companies and letting agents are offering deposit-free options without making it clear they could cost renters more...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News
flatfair, which lets landlords offer deposit-free renting to tenants, has defended nil deposit schemes as an alternative to a traditional deposit,...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News
A lack of communication when withholding a deposit is the most common cause for deposit disputes between landlords and tenants, according...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords generally recognise the importance of taking a deposit from a tenant and placing it in a government-backed tenancy deposit...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News
The next UK government must do more to reduce the burden on private tenants by reducing upfront costs associated with renting...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (The AIIC) has unsurprisingly welcomed the launch of a new deposit protection service that requires...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Hamilton Fraser has announced the launch of its own in-house deposit alternative brand, Ome. The new product, which is the latest to...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Deposit-free renting provider flatfair has signed a partnership with Hunters which has more than 200 letting branches across the UK. The move...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Deposit-free renting provider Flatfair has signed a partnership with CBRE UK Residential Lettings to offer deposit alternative solution. CBRE’s residential lettings business...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Tenant referencing and lettings insurance provider, Barbon Insurance Group, has teamed up with flatfair to co-market the two companies’ products and...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Reposit has teamed up with Devon-based letting agency Webbers to extend its tenancy deposit alternative to the South West of England. The...