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Renters are typically staying in their properties for a third longer than they did four years ago, says the Deposit Protection...

Three webinars next week will cover key aspects of deposit disputes between landlords and tenants. They’re organised by the Deposit Protection Service...

The Deposit Protection Service is the latest part of the industry to try to quantify how many landlords are implementing rent...

1. Extra mortgage costs While anyone who owns a property runs the risk of not being able to pay their mortgage, the...

Activist group Generation Rent - which has demanded rent freezes, eviction bans and cash hand-outs to help tenants move now wants...

A council chief has spoken out in support of landlords who lost money to a “despicable fraudster” who is now in...

Only one in 10 landlords look likely to expand their portfolios according to a new survey - although if they go...

A key figure in the inventory sector says the Renters’ Reform Bill - scheduled for publication this week - must make...

With spring in the air, adjudicators at The Deposit Protection Service have revealed some of the interesting and unusual tenancy deposit...

The National Residential Landlords Association and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have produced what they call a comprehensive spring cleaning guide for...

An industry trade group claims inventories conducted by lettings agents may be seen as biased towards landlords rather than truly independent. Daniel...

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

More than half of disputes about the return of tenancy deposits during the last year resulted from property damage and cleaning...

Average rents cross the UK rose by over two per cent for the second quarter in a row during Q3 2022,...

Rents across the UK rose by an average 2.47 per cent to £870 per calendar month during the second quarter 2022...

The Deposit Protection Service has given landlords tips on how to prepare their homes for pets because, it says, the single...

As a landlord, you will know and recognise that your inventory is one of the most important pieces of documentation that...

In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...

A survey by the activist group Generation Rent is asking a series of detailed questions of private tenants in the constituency...

The Deposit Protection Service is warning landlords not to delay discussions about damp and mould until the end of the tenancies. DPS...

The Deposit Protection Service is hosting two webinars this Spring to help landlords and letting agents reduce the chances of deposit...

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...

Trading Standards has approved a new alternative dispute resolution body for the private rental sector. It’s The Dispute Service Ltd, and it...

Nobody wants to have to end a tenancy with deductions from a tenancy deposit! Here we share our expert tips for landlords to pass...

Eviction and housing law specialist Landlord Action has rebranded to support its expansion into a wider range of legal services. There’s a...

A law practice claims to have seen increasing numbers of landlords falling foul of revised possession deadlines. Newport-based Bellavia & Associates says...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Rajiv Singh |Founder & CEO RentOnCloud www.rentoncloud.com Tell me about RentOnCloud, what does...

An independent think-tank is the latest organisation wanting landlord licensing schemes across England plus a nationa landlord register, emulating similar schemes...

The first-ever history of Tenancy Deposit legislation, legal challenges and proposed future changes has been published by the House of Commons...

Today sees the first of three free webinars for landlords run by The Deposit Protection Service to help landlords and letting agents navigate the dispute resolution...

New figures show that in England and Wales, 69 per cent of disputed deposits are split between the landlord and tenant,...

A landlord has begun legal proceedings against a pressure group after being the victim of a four-month campaign of harassment. Lawyers acting...

A new survey shows that just over a third of landlords have recently purchased another buy to let property or intend...

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

The much-hyped move from cities to the country thanks to the pandemic is happening - but it’s much more likely to...

A lettings agency being put into liquidation owes landlords almost £500,000 in unpaid rent.  Local media in the Midlands report that the...

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 Deposit Protection Service has given its six top tips for landlords and tenants to navigate the deposit dispute maze. Here they...

A tenancy deposit service has listed the unexpected items it receives from landlords or tenants during deposit disputes - and it seems...

A landlord who did not secure the deposit of two students has been ordered to pay them £2,800.  The order was made...

An online quiz with 4,000 landlord participants suggests that landlords are well informed - they scored an average 70 per cent...

There’s been a modest increase in deposit protections across England and Wales in the past year. Data from the Tenancy Deposit Service...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

There’s no shortage of advice for landlords as winter approaches - the latest comes from the Deposit Protection Service.  Here’s its four...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued new guidance to help student landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-ins during the...

With activity in the market continuing to rise and the number new tenancies back to pre-pandemic levels, landlords are enjoying strong...

The number of new tenancies is almost back to pre-pandemic levels following a sharp decline in activity during the second quarter...

ARLA Propertymark has compiled some fresh advice and top tips for those starting to think about their living circumstances and renting...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has issued fresh guidance to help students and landlords in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has launched a series of Covid-19 webinars to provide answers to tenancy deposit questions during the existing...

Average monthly rents across the country increased by just £2, or 0.26%, on Q4 2019 to hit an average of £775...

As we keep being regularly told at the moment, we are living through unprecedented times, with the greatest restrictions on our civil...

Renters facing financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis are being encouraged to communicate with their landlords after emergency rental measures were...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has launched an FAQ web page for landlords, letting agents and tenants to provide help and...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has published updated guidance to the tenancy deposit protection (TDP) legislation in England and Wales. The information...

The former owner of an estate agency in Ipswich which went bust owing landlords and tenants just over £28,000 after being...

A letting agent who failed to safeguard £28,000 worth of tenants’ deposits and rent destined for landlords has been handed a...

There has been much debate in recent days about deposit-free renting and whether letting agents have been mis-selling deposit alternative products,...

Renters across England have made an average saving of £163.08 since tenancy security deposits were capped last year at the equivalent...

Cleaning is often identified as the most common cause of a tenancy deposit dispute in the private rented property sector.  Figures provided...

Despite increased rent prices, the proportion of income spent by tenants on rent decreased between 2016 and 2019, according to The Deposit...

When renting a property out, landlords and letting recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant and...

Tenants sometimes complain their property is damp and mouldy, and request that their landlord take action to address the problem. Landlords,...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (The AIIC) has unsurprisingly welcomed the launch of a new deposit protection service that requires...

Hamilton Fraser has announced the launch of its own in-house deposit alternative brand, Ome.  The new product, which is the latest to...

Despite the political and economic uncertainty, SafeDeposits Scotland has found that the vast majority of landlords north of the border remain...

Following on from the success of recent training events in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness, designed to help landlords better manage tenancy deposits...

A number of landlords are jeopardising their property investments - probably their biggest assets - by failing to comply with basic...

With 543 disputes having arisen between landlords and tenants in the Glasgow postcode area in the last 12 months, SafeDeposits Scotland,...

There was a 73% increase in the number of landlords and letting agents that signed up to the TDS' custodial scheme during 2018-19,...

Rent increases in the third quarter of 2019, as released by The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) Rent Index, reveal growth...

Did you know that preparing for a deposit dispute starts at the beginning of a tenancy? When tenants and landlords disagree about...

With 490 disputes having arisen between landlords and tenants in the Edinburgh area in the last 12 months, SafeDeposits Scotland, which...

With the latest research showing that 50 disputes have arisen between landlords and tenants in the Inverness area in the last 12...

It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...

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

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border have been applauded for renting responsibly after SafeDeposits Scotland researched rates of landlords failing to...

The letting industry needs to do more to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords by increasing awareness of some of...

More than four out of ten tenancy deposits managed by the Deposit Protection Service (DPS) are currently higher than the recently...

Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland are being urged to ensure that they protect tenancy deposits and seek legal advice if they are...

The UK saw a sharp rise in average rent from £757 to £771 a month, up 1.79% during the second quarter...

Tenants could be permitted to transfer rental deposits directly between landlords instead of having to pay up for their next property...

When renting a property out, landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant and place it...

The Tenant Fees Act, better known simply as the tenant fees ban, is coming into force from June 1 2019. It...

Landlords and letting agents are being urged to prepare for a significant increase in tenant activity from the start of next...

A new series of Academy events across the country designed to educate landlords and letting agents on the ins and outs...

Landlords in Scotland are being offered an opportunity to attend new tenancy deposit adjudication workshops designed to offer training in tenancy...

Client Money Protect, part of the Hamilton Fraser group, has been awarded consent to operate a client money protection scheme when...

A fall in annual rents and wage inflation helped ensure that renting became more affordable in 2018, according to The Deposit...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), one of three government-backed tenancy deposit protection (TDP) schemes, has appointed a new external independent complaints...

Deposit-free renting is growing increasingly popular, with more providers than ever before now providing tenants with a range of nil deposit...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of tenancy deposits held across the UK, new figures provided by deposit...

A fresh survey of more than 1,000 people involved in the UK private rental sector has found a staggering and worrying...

Just 0.85% of all tenancies ended in a dispute over the tenancy deposit in the 12 months to March 2018, according...

Tenant deposit protection scheme, TDS, will be hosting a half-day workshop in London in February, designed to give landlords and property...

Buy-to-let landlords have been accused of “routinely and illegally” withholding deposits from tenants and subjecting many people living in private rented...

The UK rental market remained in recession during the third quarter of 2018, the latest figures from The Deposit Protection Service...

The government is being urged to take action to clampdown on landlords that fail to protect tenants’ deposits in an approved...