Research by deposit protection provider mydeposits has revealed that the average deposit paid has fallen year on year since the start...
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![Fees Ban: agents warned to prepare for a flurry of tenant moves](/img/default/lat.png)
Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fees Ban: deposits still over £4,000 in high-rent hotspots, despite cap](/img/default/lat.png)
Figures calculated by Rightmove suggest that even when the Fees Ban and Deposit Caps kick in on June 1, some deposits...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fees Ban: tenants with pets could see 4% rent rise, warns agent](/img/default/lat.png)
The JLL lettings agency is warning that the five week deposit cap enshrined in the Tenant Fees Act is likely to...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Angry agent serves rent rise on Cabinet minister in fury at deposit cap](/img/default/lat.png)
An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Politicians again hurting our industry, say agents and landlords](/img/default/lat.png)
Agents and landlords have united against what is being seen as the latest attack on the private rental sector by the...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government cuts tenant deposit cap from six weeks to five weeks](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has this afternoon confirmed that the amount tenants have to pay up front to secure a home will be...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Anger at possible government U-turn on tenant deposit cap](/img/default/lat.png)
There has been widespread Industry anger at news of a possible U-turn by the government over the proposed cap on security...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Fees Ban: MPs tell government to cap rental deposits at five weeks](/img/default/lat.png)
A Select Committee of MPs investigating the proposed ban on agents’ fees levied on tenants says the measure could save renters...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Cap could push typical deposits to £1,400 - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
The government's plan to cap tenancy deposits at six weeks rent threatens to cost Britain’s renters an average of £1391 –...