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The Law Society of England and Wales has come out in favour of the latest ban on bailiff-enforced evictions.  The extension to...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

The Deposit Protection Service is running three free online deposit dispute webinars, with the first scheduled for next week. The UK’s largest...

Letting agents are being invited to additional courses from TDS Academy online. The courses, offering Continuing Professional Development training virtually, look in particular...

A new service claims it could help to avoid arrears by mediating in disputes between tenants and landlords or their agents. The...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...

Poor communication remains the chief reason for disputes between agents, landlords and tenants at check-out time according to the latest research. A...

A new product in the increasingly competitive field of deposit alternatives has been launched by lettings and landlord insurance industry giant,...

Letting agents are to be offered free training in managing tenancy deposits and disputes if they operate in Edinburgh. In the last...

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

Not-for-profit operator Tenancy Deposit Scheme says early intervention between landlords and tenants across the UK is resulting in many more deposit...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a series of events to educate letting agents and landlords on deposit protection. Starting next month...

A programme of nine new educational workshops takes place next month, some of which target new agents with little or no experience of deposits...

A new free online training course which guides letting agents through the key principles of disputes has been released by The...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme - which was hit by a serious fire at its Hemel Hempstead headquarters last evening - has appointed...

Tenant deposit protection scheme TDS will be in London in February to host a ‘hands-on’ half-day workshop for agents and landlords. Part...

The House of Commons has published a briefing paper on tenancy deposit schemes ahead of the Report Stage of the Tenant...

Which?, the consumer body that appears to be taking an increasingly-aggressive line against letting agents and landlords, has now issued a...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has announced new dates for its academy courses, delivering training on tenancy deposit disputes and adjudication to...

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

Poor cleaning leads to some 60 per cent of the 36,000 deposit disputes referred for adjudication each year according to tenancy...

The Property Ombudsman scheme and The Deposit Protection Service are entering into a partnership with software specialist Fixflo to create a...

The Advertising Standards Authority has praised a letting agency after it agreed to amend an advertisement following a complaint - meaning...

Tenancy deposit protection scheme mydeposits says almost a third of its notified disputes between tenants and agents or landlords do not...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of the three approved ombudsman-style redress schemes for estate and letting agents, is expanding into small...