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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...

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...

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

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

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

The importance of having an independent inventory cannot be misjudged, especially as a poorly recorded or written report may leave the...

Rogue letting agents have reportedly been convicted of stealing more than £750,000 worth of tenancy deposits so far this year –...

When renting out a property most landlords opt to take a deposit from the tenant prior to the tenancy starting. The...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike, and because...

As the buy-to-let industry has grown, so too have the many rules and regulations involved with letting a property. Keeping up with...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and tenants alike, and because it...

A number of landlords putting their property investments - probably their biggest assets - at risk by failing to comply with...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords, and because it tends to vary...

Considerably more must be done to help reduce the number of tenancy deposit disputes, despite the recent improvements recorded in the...

Landlords are increasingly faced with dirty properties at the check-out stage of a tenancy and this has led to cleaning now...