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![Shock figures show half of tenants struggle to find next home](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tenant_Dispute-400x310.png)
Half of all tenants who moved during the past 12 months found it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to secure a new...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents should help “hard-pressed tenants” urges industry figure](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-2-400x310.png)
A deposit alternative company is calling on agents to help tenants save an average of £1,000 on up-front costs. Flatfair chief executive...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Father and Son win big at agency awards ceremony](/upload/images/shutterstock_1137101828.jpg)
The Belvoir 2024 Annual Awards have crowded a father-and-son franchisee pairing as the big winners. Paul Wallace-Tarry and his son Richard Wallace-Tarry...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rural tenants hit hardest by rent rises caused by stock shortage](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
Private sector tenants in rural areas are facing the brunt of growing rents, according to new research. Whilst some measures suggest tenants...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Changing face of Private Rental Sector revealed by new survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
A survey of more than 1,000 landlords in the Deposit Protection Service shows the scale of change in the private rental...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rent rises outstrip inflation in every part of the UK - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Latest data from The Deposit Protection Service suggests rents have risen faster than inflation over the past year. The organisation’s Rent Index...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Deposit Alternative service announces major new partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ManSavingMoney_400x310.png)
Deposit alternative service flatfair has announced that its the first to integrate with The DPS. The integration will mean flatfair can offer...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Free webinar for agents to understand dispute resolution](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Webinar-400x310.png)
The Deposit Protection Service is hosting a webinar to help letting agents better navigate the dispute resolution process. The service says...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Some renters struggling to pay according to new DPS survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-2-400x310.png)
A survey of 2,000 tenants in England and Wales shows that some 23 per cent claim to be struggling to pay...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pets are single biggest reason tenants move home](/upload/images/Pets/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
The Deposit Protection Service claims the single largest reason why private tenants move is to find properties accepting pets. Around a thousand...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Hot Market: many tenants pay above asking rents to secure properties](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Cash%20property%20buyers%20image.jpg)
Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Take That! Famous industry supplier celebrates anniversary](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/bridging-loan-uses-benefits.jpg)
Fifteen years ago Take That’s ‘Shine’ was at number one in the charts, ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday’ drew crowds into cinemas and...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Up! Up! Up! - Rents rise for the fifth consecutive quarter](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
Average UK rents increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2021 according to The Deposit Protection Service, as stock shortages...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Boom for student lettings sector as in-person attendance resumes](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/StudentResearch-400x310.jpeg)
Figures from the Deposit Protection Service suggest that students returned to university in greater numbers this year compared to 2020. The service...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Race For Space means rents soaring on detached houses](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
Rents for detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021 says the Deposit...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The regions generating the most rent for landlords](/upload/images/Locations/ManchesterMap-400x310.jpg)
Tenants are paying almost £70bn of rent to landlords a year, research claims. Buy-to-let specialist Sequre Property Investment has found the best...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dispute evidence – don’t throw the kitchen sink at it!](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/DPS_Computer_share/Iron.jpg)
When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...
20 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Do you have questions about deposit disputes](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/DPS_Computer_share/DPS%20call%20centre%20worker%20360x280.jpg)
Through our FREE online deposit dispute webinars, we’ve trained thousands of landlords and letting agents about how the dispute resolution process...
02 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Flexible working for letting agents here to stay says DPS chief](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAtWork-Tat-400x310.jpg)
Flexible working for letting agents, so much a part of activities for the past 18 months, is here to stay according...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rents show another modest rise across UK - with London an exception](/img/default/lat.png)
Average rents in London declined during the second quarter of 2021, according to the latest market snapshot from the Deposit Protection...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are you open to lets with pets?](/img/default/lat.png)
The Dogs Trust campaign ‘lets with pets’ states: “Landlords and letting agencies who exclude pet owners from their properties are missing out...
29 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Springtime - a great time for mid-tenancy inspections, say The Deposit Protection Service](/img/default/lat.png)
With winter gone and spring now in full bloom, there’s no better time to inspect your property to check for damage...
19 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Tenancy Disputes? These webinars may help you resolve them...](/img/default/lat.png)
The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Is London’s rental market stabilising at last?](/img/default/lat.png)
London rents climbed for the first time for over a year during Q1 2021 —although the rise was a mere £8...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS](/img/default/lat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS What...
04 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Larger homes in demand as virus influences tenant aspirations](/img/default/lat.png)
The current need to work from home, and the prospect of continuing to do so in part after the pandemic, is changing...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 will not hold back Agents who are prepared to adapt](/img/default/lat.png)
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Revealed - the biggest cause of claims by landlords against deposits](/img/default/lat.png)
Just over half the claims made by landlords against tenancy deposits in 2020 cited a need to clean or make repairs...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents can do more to speed up transactions by adopting technology](/img/default/lat.png)
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Pets Mean Premiums - animals are good news, insists industry group](/img/default/lat.png)
The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Free online deposit dispute webinars begin next week](/img/default/lat.png)
The Deposit Protection Service is running three free online deposit dispute webinars, with the first scheduled for next week. The UK’s largest...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Deposit protection - what is Prescribed Information?](/img/default/lat.png)
Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Keeping the property market moving](/img/default/lat.png)
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![DPS and safeagent team up to offer new training courses for letting agents](/img/default/lat.png)
The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) and safeagent have announced two new e-learning modules for letting agents and landlords. The modules, which form...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents given Covid-secure guide on how to check-in students](/img/default/lat.png)
With college and university terms about to start, and ever-more diligence required over Coronavirus, the Deposit Protection Service is offering an...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Good news - new tenancies bounce back to pre-pandemic levels](/img/default/lat.png)
New tenancies recorded by The Deposit Protection Service suggests the market is back almost to its pre-pandemic levels of activity. Data in...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![New guidance available for student check-outs during Coronavirus](/img/default/lat.png)
The Deposit Protection Service has issued seven ways to help agents and students in England and Wales arrange accommodation check-outs during...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![New online course shows best practice in starting a tenancy](/img/default/lat.png)
The Deposit Protection Service and safeagent (formerly NALS) have created a free, online course showing best practice in starting tenancies. The new...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Beware: DPS warns of fake email scam](/img/default/lat.png)
The Deposit Protection Scheme is warning of a possible online scam affecting agents, landlords and tenants A statement on the DPS website...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rents rose just £2 a month in quarter before Coronavirus - DPS](/img/default/lat.png)
Tenants paid a UK average monthly rent of £775 during the first quarter of this year according to the Deposit Protection...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Preparing for a deposit dispute means you might avoid one…](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents and landlords who prepare for a dispute at the outset of a tenancy increase their chances of avoiding one...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![DPS teams up with comparison website to offer deals on utilities](/img/default/lat.png)
The Deposit Protection Service has teamed up with Comparethemarket in a bid to offer utility deals to tenants. Renters who have their...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![A sex toy, a giant python and glowing swear words - all left by tenants...](/img/default/lat.png)
Giant glow-in-the-dark swear words, a sex toy and a pet python are among some of the items that students left in...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![10 ways tenants can beat damp and mould](/img/default/lat.png)
As winter is coming, it’s time to think about how to protect your property from damp and mould. This silent assassin...
11 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![UK rents on the rise but failing to keep pace with inflation](/img/default/lat.png)
Average UK rents continued to rise between July and September, but failed to keep up with inflation, according to The Deposit...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Four things you need to know when starting a new tenancy](/img/default/lat.png)
Did you know that preparing for a deposit dispute starts at the beginning of a tenancy? When tenants and landlords disagree about...
26 September 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Rents Increase Across UK](/img/default/lat.png)
The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...
27 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Deposit Cap Calculator to the rescue](/img/default/lat.png)
Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...
15 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Landlords advised to start adjusting deposits to new cap limit](/img/default/lat.png)
The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that more than four out of 10 of the tenancy deposits it manages are currently...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in rents in second quarter, reports DPS](/img/default/lat.png)
The average UK rent rose from £757 to £771 during the second quarter of 2019 - that’s 1.7 per cent, according...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![New online calculator to help agents comply with deposit cap](/img/default/lat.png)
A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents now at their lowest level for three years says DPS](/img/default/lat.png)
Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Free online training course to help agents through deposit disputes](/img/default/lat.png)
A new free online training course which guides letting agents through the key principles of disputes has been released by The...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Good news for tenants as rents have dropped in the past year](/img/default/lat.png)
Renting became more affordable in 2018 thanks to a combination of a once-in-a-decade fall in annual rents and wage inflation, according...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Cleaning and damage are main reasons students lose deposits at check-out](/img/default/lat.png)
The Deposit Protection Service says almost a quarter of students lost part of their tenancy deposit when they left their accommodation...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Shock survey claims 1.5m deposits 'not in any protection scheme'](/img/default/lat.png)
A comparison website claims that over 1.5m tenants know their landlord has not placed their deposits into a government-backed deposit protection...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rental market 'has fallen into recession' says The DPS](/img/default/lat.png)
A gloomy report from The Deposit Protection Service says the UK’s rental market is in recession for the first time since...
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Cleaning and damage again most common reasons for deposit deductions](/img/default/lat.png)
Cleaning and property damage are the most common reasons landlords make deposit deductions, according to data released by The Deposit Protection...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Average UK rent falls for first time in six years, claims latest index](/img/default/lat.png)
A rental market survey conducted for The Deposit Protection Service claims the average rent has fallen in the UK for the...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Milestone: £12 billion of BTL mortgages transferred between lenders](/img/default/lat.png)
The successful transfer of £12 billion worth of buy-to-let mortgages has been completed. Last year, Blackstone and Prudential purchased the book of...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Average rent up only 1.5 pr cent in past year says The DPS](/img/default/lat.png)
The average UK rent increased just £11.55 or 1.51 per cent over the last year according to The Deposit Protection Service. The new DPS...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News
!['Deposit Passports' won't change key rental problems, warns agent](/img/default/lat.png)
A campaigning lettings agent says proposals to allow renters to transfer tenancy deposits between properties are to be welcomed – but...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Campaigning agent renews attack on pro-deposit operators](/img/default/lat.png)
Ajay Jagota, the north east agent known for his campaign against rental deposits, says recent initiatives by two deposit protection services...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Fees ban: agents urged to switch to custodial schemes to offset losses](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents using insured deposit protection schemes have been urged to switch to a custodial model in order to compensate for...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Average tenancy deposit approaching landmark £1,000 figure](/img/default/lat.png)
The average tenancy deposit for England and Wales is just below £1,000 according to the Deposit Protection Service’s figures for the...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![DPS celebrates 10 years of custodial deposit protection](/img/default/lat.png)
Custodial deposit protection was introduced 10 years ago this week and the Deposit Protection Service has been marking the anniversary. Custodial protection...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![4 Reasons Why Virtual Furnishing Really Is The Future](/img/default/lat.png)
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Guarantee blue skies! Bad weather doesn’t mean bad photos when you use Doctor Photo](/img/default/lat.png)
Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Estate agents, fancy a ride in a supercar?](/img/default/lat.png)
Why not drive one of the most powerful, beautiful, and sensational supercars available on the planet today, and at a price...
01 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Average rental deposit nears £1,000 - but London tops £1,800](/img/default/lat.png)
The average tenancy deposit for England and Wales is just below £1,000 - but London’s typical deposit is now at its...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agent says lettings sector starting to feel like a protection racket](/img/default/lat.png)
A campaigning lettings agent is demanding action over what he suggests is a tenancy deposit system that is in need of...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Two in five tenants favour long-term renting](/img/default/lat.png)
Almost two in five private tenants plan to remain renting rather than buy a property, according to a new study. A survey...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Number of tenancy deposit disputes reaches record high](/img/default/lat.png)
The number of tenancy deposit disputes reached a record high in 2015-16, but still represents only a fraction of all deposits. Figures...
27 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![How can Agents survive in an increasingly competitive market?](/img/default/lat.png)
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Average rental deposit poised to break £1,000 barrier, says DPS](/img/default/lat.png)
The typical deposit paid when a tenant moves to a new property in England and Wales is set to break the...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Lifting the Lid on Deposit Disputes](/img/default/lat.png)
Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Police and local council investigate sudden closure of agency](/img/default/lat.png)
A letting agency is being investigated by a local council and the police after it closed suddenly last month. Dukes Letting Department,...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Trio of new partners announced for April's ESTAS awards](/img/default/lat.png)
New partners have been announced for The ESTAS Group's annual awards event taking place in London in April. The headline sponsor remains...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Another boost for Fixflo as it links with PRS and mydeposits](/img/default/lat.png)
Repairs software provider Fixflo - which last week entered into a partnership with The Property Ombudsman scheme and The Deposit Protection...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![TPO and DPS team up with Fixflo for repairs software](/img/default/lat.png)
The Property Ombudsman scheme and The Deposit Protection Service are entering into a partnership with software specialist Fixflo to create a...
12 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![80% of renters want tenancies of one year or less, says DPS](/img/default/lat.png)
Eight out of 10 in rental accommodation want tenancy agreements of one year or less, a large survey by The Deposit Protection...
09 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Students 'twice as likely as other private tenants to lose deposits'](/img/default/lat.png)
Students are considered to be almost twice as likely to lose their deposit at the end of a tenancy than any...
23 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Deposit protection deadline just one week from today](/img/default/lat.png)
The Deposit Protection Service is reminding letting agents and landlords that they have to act with extreme urgency over older tenancy...
16 June 2015
From: Breaking News
![Time is running out to protect deposits, says TDS](/img/default/lat.png)
Landlords and letting agents have been issued a reminder that they have less then three weeks to protect tenancy deposits with...