Housing minister Mark Prisk has said that more competition in deposit protection schemes should mean that more tenants become aware of their rights...

The immigration status of tenants will only have to be checked under a ‘light touch’ regime, housing minister Mark Prisk has said.   Prisk was speaking to MPs who were asking questions about proposals unveiled in the Queen’s Speech which will make landlords responsible for checking whether their tenants have a right to be in the UK...

Claims on a website advertising “unlimited access” for £4.99 to properties that accept tenants on housing benefits have been banned by the advertising watchdog...

A new report has said that there are major opportunities for large-scale investment into the UK private residential rental market. The report, by housing guru Professor Michael Ball, says that returns from the private rented sector are “significantly higher” than for commercial property...

Software supplier CML is launching bespoke portals for letting agencies which allow both landlords and tenants to keep individual track of events. Landlords can, for example, use the portals to access statutory information and review rental statements, while tenants can use them as internet banks, to view deposit details and pay in money, and also to report maintenance problems...

Capita has launched a new insured tenancy deposit scheme which has been approved by the Government Capita Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDP) will offer dispute resolution services via an existing ombudsman scheme, Ombudsman Services, and becomes the fourth provider in England and Wales...

A tenancy referencing firm approached the Government three years ago and offered an immigrants’ checking service which would have cost taxpayers nothing...

Lettings chain Leaders has expanded into the Cotswolds after an unusual deal with lettings and estate agency business Perry Bishop and Chambers. Leaders has acquired the lettings business, but Perry Bishop and Chambers is retaining its sales side...