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

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

Almost a quarter of students lost part of their rental deposit when they left their accommodation at the end of the...

The UK rental market is in recession for the first time since the global financial crisis, according to The Deposit Protection...

Cleaning has once again been identified as the most common cause of a tenancy deposit dispute in the private rented property...

Average UK rents have fallen for the first time in six years, fresh data shows. The slowdown in the rental sector reflects...

  The average tenancy deposit paid by tenants in England and Wales now stands at £967.84, with deposits of properties with a...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) is celebrating a decade of custodial deposit protection this week as it marks the 10th...

The appalling rise in the number of people sleeping rough in England illustrates the importance of private rented accommodation, according to...

The trend for long-term renting continues to gather pace, according to research from the Deposit Protection Service (DPS). A survey of 1,000...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) wants to see more ‘support and information’ offered to landlords to help ensure that they properly...

The typical deposit a tenant has to pay when moving in to a new home in England and Wales is moving...

More than two thirds of landlords say that changes to buy-to-let mortgage tax relief will lead to increased rents, according to...

Eight out of 10 renters want tenancies of a year or less, 40,000-strong survey by The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) suggests. 39,855...

Almost half of tenants in England and Wales do not attend a ‘check-out’ at the end of their tenancy, according to...