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The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

A prominent supplier of deposit alternatives to lettings agents has come out and said that “renting negatively impacts quality of life,...

A deposit alternative service claims the cost of rent has outpaced salary growth by 5.2% over the past 10 years, leaving...

Average rent arrears claims climbed to £1,816 in the first quarter of this year. That’s a rise of 27% from £1,435 in...

A deposit alternative company is calling on agents to help tenants save an average of £1,000 on up-front costs. Flatfair chief executive...

Family-owned agency Boydens has signed a deal to offer deposit alternative service Reposit to landlord clients. Paul Buck, a representative of Boydens,...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

Data released from Reposit, a deposit alternative service, reveals what it calls “a concerning surge in rent arrears” during the final...

Agency software service Alto has announced a new integration with Zero Deposit.  Research by Zero Deposit shows that 65 per cent of...

Reposit is the latest deposit alternative service to announce strategic partnerships with agencies - the latest signings are Symonds & Sampson,...

Deposit alternative company flatfair has announced a major new agency partnership with the Andrews Property Group.  Andrews branches will be able to...

A new analysis shows that - unsurprisingly - London remains the most competitive region for letting agents, having seen the largest...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...

A deposit alternative service claims online searches by tenants reflect increased uncertainty over affordability. Deposit alternatives are under scrutiny at the moment...

The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...

One of the players in the controversial Deposit Alternative field is stepping up its case for this kind of service to...

The average cash deposit of five weeks rent rose by four per cent over the last quarter from £1,217 at the...

In September last year, flatfair, a deposit alternative provider, released their latest rental solution called flatfair Deposits, to the lettings market....

Tenants in Bristol are paying 41 per cent more for a rental property than they did just five years ago, it...

A deposit alternative service says increasing numbers of renters need multiple sources of funding for traditional deposits. Zero Deposit says its survey...

The average rental deposit in the UK is now £1,434, based on the requirement that a deposit is set at up...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Annalese Walmsley - Commercial Director at flatfair What is flatfair and...

The Competition and Markets Authority’s in depth investigation into the controversial deposit alternative concept has been welcomed by one of the...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has announced their latest integration with the property technology platform, Reapit. A statement from flatfair says: “Existing users...

Reposit has increased the number of agencies offering its deposit alternative product.   This increase in agent customers comes as Reposit reports growth...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has announced that its the first to integrate with The DPS. The integration will mean flatfair can offer...

Nearly a third of tenants are borrowing money to fund a cash deposit, a survey claims. A poll of 1,000 current renters...

One of the leading deposit alternative services has called for a code of conduct to step, amongst other things, alleged pressure...

The Observer newspaper has investigated the way letting agents apply so-called zero deposit schemes - and claims that in some cases...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - Deposit alternative service...

One of the biggest names in the deposit alternative sector says the rental market is “stacked against” private tenants. Gary Wright, chief...

The UK Association of Letting Agents is introducing four new products to its agent members. Several of the products are from the...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit is launching a new option which it says gives tenants more flexibility to split the guarantee...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords and agents claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has received another £1.8m investment- just as it launches its own insurance service. The fundraise provides capital...

Flatfair has named a series of agents now signed up to its deposit alternative products. These include Jones Robinson, Haslams, Andrew Craig,...

The Guild of Property Professionals has entered into a partnership with one of the many deposit replacement services now available. It’s teamed...

Some agents allied with deposit alternative service flatfair - and who previously offered the service to new tenants - are now going...

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has announced a new integration with deposit alternative service Reposit.  Agents were already able to offer their...

Two PropTech companies say tenant fraud - reported to be a growing problem in buy to let - is now an...

Zero Deposit has outlined three top tips for letting agents - with a focus on what the Proptech firm calls “customer...

Deposit alternative firm flatfair has teamed up with an accommodation service to supply short lets. Users who find short lets through the...

One of the leading deposit alternative providers, flatfair, has partnered with a major property management service with some 3,000 tenants. The deal...

Deposit alternative firm flatfair has linked with a PropTech firm to enhance its offer to Build To Rent users.  The partnership with...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair says it’s set to make big announcements soon - and in the meantime it’s attracted a key...

The 60-branch London focussed agency chain Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is the latest agency to invest in Zero Deposit. The firm joins Andrews,...

Connells has made it clear that the innovation and technology it has put into lettings are key to identifying the approach it...

Two industry suppliers are asking agents to contribute to a survey assessing how the lettings sector has performed in 2020. Government-authorised deposit...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has been named as one of the top 50 start-ups to work for in London. Recruitment platform Tempo...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has teamed up with a rewards provider to offer 500 letting agencies one year of free access. Agents...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has revealed significant new investment as its founder - ex-Zoopla commercial director Jon Notley - takes a...

Martyn Gerrard Estate Agent is the latest agency to partner with a deposit alternative supplier - in this case flatfair.  Tenants at...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has launched a special offer deal with new property portal Homesearch.  Agents who sign up to the flatfair...

Deposit alternative service flatfair is now selling a top-up cover element that allows landlords to add a further six weeks damage...

Deposits have risen as much as 24 per cent in the past year in some parts of the UK - according...

Deposit alternative system and rental financial services platform Canopy has raised over £2m in a funding round that was oversubscribed within...

Government data shows that private renters spend a higher proportion of their budget on essential items that have not been cut...

Research shows that half of those in the private rental sector are aged 16 to 34, making the lettings industry vulnerable...

Chancellors, the independent agency chain with over 50 offices across southern England and mid Wales, is launching a deposit-free renting option. Working with...

Deposit alternative service Flatfair has launched a tool for letting agents to help administer arrears run up by tenants during the...

New research claims to show that the lockdown could end up with higher rents as demand in the lettings sector outstrips...

One of the major deposit alternative operators has announced 31 new letting agency branches have signed up, from three high-profile brands. Zero...

There’s a claim this morning that the average rent in the UK has increased only five per cent since 2014. Research by...

The clampdown on referral fees, until now concentrated on the sales sector, will extend to letting agents too. James Munro, head of...

Three more deposit alternative supplier have issued statements seeking to distance their product from criticisms raised in a BBC investigation. Yesterday we carried...

A BBC investigation suggests some agents may be mis-selling deposit alternative schemes. Tenants are then hit by what the probe says are...

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 rental deposit alternative scheme claims that some renters have to resort to high-interest payday lenders in order to afford...

One of the leading providers in the hyper-competitive deposit alternative niche has made a bid for support from London tenants by...

Atlas Residential - a Build to Rent developer with over 75,000 international properties - is partnering with deposit alternative supplier flatfair...

The average deposit paid by a new private tenant is now £1,299 according to a new player in the deposit alternative...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in favour of deposit alternative scheme flatfair in a dispute which began with a complaint...

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

A leading provider of deposit alternatives has voiced concern at the Conservatives’ proposal to have a lifetime deposit scheme to make...

One of the leading providers of deposit alternatives in the UK wants the government to embrace the option - even to...

The growing deposit alternative sector continues to be ultra-competitive with 15-branch agency Kings Lettings signing up to Zero Deposit. Kings Lettings operates...

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...

High end London estate agency Chestertons has signed up with Zero Deposits, one of the deposit replacement services expanding across the...

Flatfair, one of the leading deposit alternative providers fighting it out for dominance in the burgeoning sector, has scored a coup...

One of the suppliers in the fiercely competitive world of deposit alternatives has introduced an ‘unlocking deposits’ option. From today, Zero Deposit...

One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...

Deposit alternative service Zero Deposit has become the “exclusive deposit replacement partner” of the National Landlord Association - less than two...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has been chosen by CBRE UK Residential Lettings as the race for prominence in the sector continues. This is...

A PropTech supplier specialising in rent passports and tenancy deposit replacement has launched an advanced version of its primary product, on...

Deposit alternative provider flatfair has teamed up with mydeposits - and claims to now be the first provider to bring tenancy...

Competition between various deposit alternative providers continues apace, with one of the earliest companies - Reposit - naming a new agency...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has partnered with Barbon Insurance Group to co-market the two organisations’ products. “We’re thrilled to partner with the...

Tenancy deposit alternative provider Reposit has been taken on by Devon-based agency chain Webbers.  The agency’s 15 offices operate in north Cornwall,...

One of the growing number of deposit alternative services, flatfair, has announced a partnership with lettings platform Goodlord. Agents and landlords can...

The Residential Landlords Association has entered into a partnership with deposit alternative service Zero Deposit. The RLA says the service will be...

Lettings agents are being urged to educate themselves as much as possible about rival deposit alternative schemes which are becoming increasingly...

Tenancy deposit alternative Reposit has announced a partnership with Pattinson, the largest independent agency network in the North East. The 26-branch network...

A senior figure at a deposit replacement service says the current flurry of changes in the private rental sector are positive. Daniel...

A dispute concerning a ‘no deposit option’ put forward by a letting agency has reached the Daily Mail. The newspaper’s online service...

Flatfair, which describes itself as the UK’s fastest-growing tenancy deposit alternative, has been shortlisted in the Best Newcomer category of the...

PropTech company Goodlord is the latest entrant in the deposit alternative field. Under Goodlord Deposit Replacement Insurance agents can provide landlords with...

There’s been a big boost to the movement towards deposit alternatives in the private rental sector following a survey released this...