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The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

A lettings agency is warning that fraudsters have copied property listings and put them on Facebook Marketplace, demanding deposits from the...

New research suggests even those renters who want to be owner occupiers are likely to remain in the lettings sector in the...

Research from independent financial service market monitor Moneyfacts shows a small but encouraging increase in the number of buy to let mortgages...

One of the housing ministers with responsibility for the introduction of the controversial Renters Reform Bill in the near future has...

The long-awaited Renters' Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The...

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

Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...

Just over half the claims made by landlords against tenancy deposits in 2020 cited a need to clean or make repairs...

A letting agent and property management expert says the likely introduction of the Renters Reform Bill in 2021 is a chance...

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

A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team.  It has come from...

A new online platform for students to search for and book accommodation has been launched, claiming to be “the fastest, simplest and...

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

Three lettings agents who kept tenants’ rent instead of passing it to the landlords have been ordered to pay almost £100,000...

Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30...

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

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

A Czech-based PropTech firm called Flatio says it’s entering the UK market and aims to have at least 10,000 properties listed...

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

Light has been shed at last on the long-running uncertainty about why some landlords choose to use lettings agents and some...

Trading Standards in one region of the UK is staging Twitter quizzes aimed at students, and asking about agents’ fees surrounding...

Government intervention, which in recent years has seen scores of legal and regulatory changes to the private rental sector, may be...

A crooked lettings agent stole almost £30,000 from dozens of clients to prevent his business from going bankrupt. Tim Catherall, of Nottinghamshire,...

It appears that the Renters Reform Bill - a key measure in the 2019 Conservative General Election manifesto - has been...

A fully electronic check-in process can help to protect landlords’ properties and tenants’ deposits as students return to university over the...

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) and safeagent have announced two new e-learning modules for letting agents and landlords. The modules, which form...

One of the leading figures in the PropTech world is warning that letting agents must not be tempted into charging illegal...

A deposit scheme has launched a new service designed to help tenants and landlords who have experienced issues with rent arrears as...

A survey by The Tenancy Deposit Service suggests that half of landlords have experienced damage to their rental properties by pets.  And...

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

ARLA Propertymark and other organisations from across the housing sector have joined forces to support tenants and landlords facing rent arrears...

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

The number of rental deposit disputes lodged with one of the government-authorised deposit schemes has fallen 15 per cent across England...

A new PropTech platform backed by Countrywide and Foxtons says it offers agents an opportunity to reduce admin, increase revenue and...

The Deposit Protection Service and safeagent (formerly NALS) have created a free, online course showing best practice in starting tenancies.  The new...

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

There’s been a substantial 20 per cent rise in formal complaints about agents taken up by The Property Ombudsman.  The figures refer...

A pressure group representing private tenants wants government to help housing associations purchase buy to let properties “at knockdown prices.” A blog...

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The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it has contacted the government to see whether its members are deemed ‘essential’ and...

Almost two thirds of rental tenants cannot afford a deposit to allow them to purchase their own home according to a...

The typical UK private rental deposit, often considered high in this country, is thought to be relatively low by international standards...

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

A Liberal Democrat MP is seeking to amend the Renters’ Reform Bill to make it illegal for tenants to be offered...

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

A lettings agent who stole over £23,000 from tenants to pay for his gambling habit and pay off debt has escaped...

A lettings agency owner has spoken about his bid to restore his firm's reputation after it was destroyed by a former employee. Earlier...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has made an uncompromising set of demands on the government, asking it to implement a...

Confusion among renters over the complex Tenant Fees Act could trigger a surge in complaints about agents to redress schemes -...

An agent has been disqualified from managing companies for five years after she failed to safeguard £28,000 worth of tenants’ deposits...

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

A former letting agent has been censured over the handling of tenancy deposits following an investigation by a local council. Andrew Rhys...

An increasing number of over-60s are now turning to the private rental sector - but, like other demographic sectors, they face...

One of the growing number of deposit replacement providers claims that there could be £1.2 billion in deposit monies that are...

More tenants save to go on holiday than to put a deposit down on a home to own according to buy...

A lettings management boss has been disqualified for six years after failing to safeguard over £68,000 worth of tenants’ deposits. Kelly Louise Forrester...

A trade magazine is reporting that online lettings agency Upad has been bought out by a PropTech platform. The Negotiator says Howsy...

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

It’s here - the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive comes into force today with significant challenges and implications for letting agents. The...

The government - which over the weekend made a surprise move to try to stop landlords banning tenants from keeping pets...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is to overhaul the model tenancy contract to make it easier for tenants to have pets. A surprise statement from the...

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

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has set out its demands should the governmental go ahead with proposals for lifetime deposits. In...

The government’s Queen’s Speech has confirmed what the industry has effectively been expecting for some months. There will be a new lifetime...

A Southampton lettings agency owner has been jailed after defrauding landlords and tenants out of £230,000. Andrew Whitehead has been jailed for...

Unusual research undertaken by an alternative deposit scheme suggests that women pay a substantially higher proportion of their salary than men,...

Luton council has opened Lets Squared, a High Street lettings and estate agency using public funds - even though the town...

Lobbying government can work, at least in some circumstances, as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents has seen in Wales.  Letting agents...

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

Letting agents and landlords who prepare for a dispute at the outset of a tenancy increase their chances of avoiding one...

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

Canopy, a firm that says it wants to eliminate rental deposits in the next five years, has won a £50,000 cash...

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

A broad commitment to strengthen landlords’ rights has been made in the Conservative manifesto - and it’s been welcomed by a...

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

The Conservatives’ new concept of a so-called Lifetime Deposit has been welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association.  Yesterday, Letting Agent Today revealed...

On the day that Labour launches its proposals to reform the private rental sector, the Tories have announced so-called Lifetime Rental...

Some 45 per cent of those who don’t yet own a home think they never will, according to a new report.  While...

The National Union of Students claims young people at college and university are being unfairly targeted by agents and landlords when...

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 typical delay in tenants receiving their returned deposits is “crippling” for many. That’s the view of the Association of Independent Inventory...

Three criminals have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering involving an online lettings agency. The sentences follow an investigation spearheaded...

Another online lettings agency has come forward with a deal to help landlords and tenants stranded after the closure of Upad. Last...

Giant glow-in-the-dark swear words, a sex toy and a pet python are among some of the items that students left in...

Several lettings agencies have stepped up to offer help to stranded customers of the collapsed online service Upad. A notice on Upad’s...

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

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

Ben Beadle is to be the chief executive of the new National Residential Landlords Association, launching in January. The new body comes...

A typical lettings agent could save some two and a half hours’ time each working day if they adopted more Artificial...

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

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

A lettings agent says she has just spent three months trying to get evidence of her Client Money Protection policy -...

With the recent introduction of the Tenant Fees Act – which bans upfront fees charged by letting agents and caps security...

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

Do you know how much your deposits should be? Since June 1 of this year, the government has capped deposits at...

The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that more than four out of 10 of the tenancy deposits it manages are currently...

PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view...

A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...

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

An analysis of rental properties in Scotland to discover the most numerous overseas landlords has discovered, perhaps surprisingly, that they come...

Buy to let investors in the UK are spending nearly £4.7 billion a year on their rental properties, an average of...

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

In the past 18 months more than 200 landlords from across Scotland have been found to be in breach of a...

The government is considering the idea of a deposit passport for use by tenants when they move from one property to...

A trade body has accused the government of going back on its promise not to introduce a national register of landlords. The...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme, which suggested a devastating fire in early January, has been recognised for the professional, efficient and calm...

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

Two housing organisations have come together to fund a major research programme to improve standards in the private rental sector. They are...

As competition hots up between different deposit replacement scheme providers, three new Build To Rent sign-ups have been announced by one...

Two landlords will this evening be seen securing the £16,000 they are owed by a rogue lettings agent - and TV...

The consumer charity Citizens Advice has hailed the Tenant Fees Act and the ban on letting agents’ charges to renters as...

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

A number of industry experts have warned letting agents and landlords to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once...

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

PropTech supplier Goodlord says it’s updated its core product to ensure compliance with new regulations - and it says it’s offering...

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

An MP says he will raise with local police chiefs a series of claims from landlords and tenants concerning a lettings...

Agents and landlords are being warned to prepare for a surge in tenants moving property once the fees ban kicks in...

A rent guarantor provider claims that deposits which prospective tenants are required to pay are often reduced if such a service...

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

A new solution to help letting agents deal with the introduction of the security deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act...

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...

Figures calculated by Rightmove suggest that even when the Fees Ban and Deposit Caps kick in on June 1, some deposits...

It’s been revealed that the Welsh version of the Tenants Fees ban will come into effect on September 1. “Agents need to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents has launched a 10-element tool kit for agents ahead of the fees ban on June...

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

The council for one of the wealthiest areas in the country says it will be “educating and advising letting agents” on...

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

A crooked letting agent took £220,000 from tenants and landlords and has been exposed as buying a home in Florida, renting...

A Scottish mediation company and the SafeDeposits Scotland Trust are to create eight workshops aiming to improve relationships between agents, landlords,...

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

The government has announced that over £19.5m is to be spent on paying deposits or paying the first month’s rent for...

Client Money Protect has gained formal government approval to operate a client money protection scheme when the regulations go live on...

Over half of the Millennials consulted in a survey say they want to get away from renting so badly they would...

March 19 has been set as the next date for the Welsh equivalent of the Tenant Fees Ban Bill to be...

A senior Labour politician claims that “unscrupulous” letting agents are hammering tenants with higher-than-usual charges between now and June 1 when...

The Tenants’ Fees Bill has now become law, receiving formal Royal Assent yesterday afternoon - and within minutes, the government issued...

Disrepair in communal areas of private blocks is to be tackled in a new series of seminars for letting agents and...

Lettings agency Haart says it will return up to £20m in deposits to existing tenants if they sign up to a...

Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of a letting agent who appears not to be in any redress scheme, is being investigated by...

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

It’s 2019, and we may all be wishing each other a Happy New Year, but for UK landlords, the outlook might...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur says letting agents must provide value for their landlord clients through technology, transparency and service if they...

A crooked lettings agent who illegally pocketed tenants’ deposits to pay for his gambling addiction and lavish lifestyle has been convicted...

A rental campaigner claims the amount of money stolen this year by crooked lettings agents and landlords has topped the £1.3m...

Most tenants believe they will never be able to own a home because of the burden of saving for a deposit...

A lettings company’s management director has been disqualified for failing to protect thousands of pounds of tenants’ deposits. Kari Jade Ridout from...

Three letting agents who failed to return tenants’ deposits or pass on rent payments to landlords have been convicted of fraud...

Labour claims it was the driving force behind the government’s decision to cap tenants’ security deposits from six weeks to five...

New rules to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords, a trade...

Deposit protection provider The Dispute Service says it has seen a big rise in the number of deposits it protects in...

An angry lettings agent has emailed Cabinet minister James Brokenshire to show his disgust at the government’s U-turn over deposit caps. In...

Agents and landlords have united against what is being seen as the latest attack on the private rental sector by the...

There has been widespread Industry anger at news of a possible U-turn by the government over the proposed cap on security...

A lettings agency owner in Norfolk has been arrested on suspicion of fraud and theft following a newspaper probe. Earlier this year...

London agency giant Kinleigh Folkard and Hayward is the latest to offer its tenant clients a no-deposit service.  It's going to use...

The first-ever pet think tank has launched to address what is claimed to be a lack of pet-friendly rental accommodation in...

Fewer than one per cent of private tenancies end in a dispute over the deposit - and the figure is this...

The private rental sector is not fit for purpose when it comes to housing vulnerable tenants, claims debt charity StepChange which...

An online toolkit for tenants on how to best navigate the rental system has been launched by Shelter Scotland with funding...

The Nationwide has called for greater consistency in the treatment and return of security deposits so that tenants leaving properties in...

Zero Deposit, one of the insurance-based schemes offering an alternative to traditional tenancy deposits, has signed up its first independent agency...

Some 1.5m tenants could be at risk of losing their deposits, claims a campaigner for insurance-based alternatives to deposits. Ajay Jagota, head...

The Deposit Protection Service says almost a quarter of students lost part of their tenancy deposit when they left their accommodation...

The Bedford Estate, which covers part of Covent Garden and includes Bloomsbury, has linked up with one of the growing number...

A comparison website claims that over 1.5m tenants know their landlord has not placed their deposits into a government-backed deposit protection...

Lettings agents, landlords and consumers are being warned about a growing number of ‘for-profit’ companies claiming to be independent inventory trade...

One of Scotland’s top lettings agents is warning of “an air of criminality” in the rental industry north of the border. His...

Online lettings agency Upad has drastically overhauled its product range, introducing a ‘pick and mix’ option allowing landlords to choose services...

There has been a furious response from landlords and tenants to a police letter which says a local force is not...

Liquidators Grant Thornton says funds found in the accounts of a Guernsey lettings agent are likely to be sufficient to pay...

A new study shows that 43 per cent of tenants want the system of private rental deposits to be dropped and...

There’s a growing call for more police action over tracing a lettings agent who is apparently missing - as is some...

The police have launched a fraud probe against a Norfolk estate agency which closed in June.  The Eastern Daily Press (EDP) reports...

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

The chief commercial officer of PropTech startup Canopy says that letting agents and Build to Rent landlords need to accommodate the...

The chief executive of mydeposits has hit back at a Which? report calling for reform - or possibly even replacement -...

Just under a third of people moving from one privately rented property to another in the past two years had to...

The former office manager of an estate agency in Scunthorpe conned her employer out of over £34,000, a court has heard. Local...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it still believes there is an opportunity for the government to introduce mandatory inventory...

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

From August 1 Nottingham council is introducing a new selective licensing regime covering an estimated 32,000 privately rented homes. This is an...

Crooked letting agents and landlords have so far this year been convicted of illegally pocketing over £900,000 of tenant’s cash – and there’s...

A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...

Tenants, landlords and buy to let investors are the targets for new online rental guides introduced by the Ministry of Housing,...

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme. The first is Bower & Bower (B&B), a sales and lettings...

It’s been revealed that a church is amongst those owed thousands of pounds by a letting agent who has gone to...

The government has written to two senior MPs in a bid to clarify two detailed provisions in the Tenants Fees Bill,...

A regional newspaper claims that a lettings agency has collapsed, its boss has gone to ground, and thousands of pounds are...

The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...

Letting agents and landlords could be missing out on £61m of rent every month because families in temporary and emergency accommodation...

A Bill which is likely to end up banning letting agents’ fees levied on tenants in Wales has been introduced into...

A Member of Parliament who says “the majority of agents” engage in “dirty tactics” when it comes to fees imposed on...

An adjudicator with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme has given advice on how to avoid disputes over gardening this summer. Writing on the...

A Build To Rent company that scrapped deposits for tenants a year ago says it has saved renters almost £3m in...

A major Scottish property management firm says agents and landlords south of the border should prepare now for the likely agency...

John Lewis has announced details of a partnership with rental app Canopy to provide employees with the opportunity to have their rent payments...

A national charity is calling on the government to tighten the 'default fees' clause which is part of the Tenant Fees...

MPs will today undertake the second reading of the Tenant Fees Bill which proposes to ban upfront tenant fees and introduce...

LonRes, the data and agent network business specialising in central London, is entering into a strategic partnership with rental services provider...

A prominent campaigner for alternatives to traditional rental sector deposits is welcoming the government’s commitment to consider the issue in the...

One of the PropTech companies at the centre of the Rent Recognition Challenge contest is calling on letting agents to use...

The industry has reacted angrily to the announcement yesterday that the Tenants’ Fees Bill is now formally starting its progress through...

The new sole chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says he wants the service to be at the heart...

A survey suggests that the advent of deposit-free renting in parts of the private rental sector may tempt tenants away from...

The rapid growth in alternative non-deposit schemes for letting agents, landlords and tenants has hit the market. This one, from Blinc UK, claims...

Academic research suggests tenants in England and Wales are missing out on £80m of interest to tenancy deposit schemes every single...

A Select Committee of MPs investigating the proposed ban on agents’ fees levied on tenants says the measure could save renters...

Spicerhaart has signed up with a deposit-free renting platform to offer landlords and tenants the option of working with a no-deposit system...

Proposals to cap security deposits for private rented housing to six weeks rent risk creating a charter for rent cheats warns...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is sending its congratulations to the writers of an EastEnders storyline tackling problems in the private rented sector. A recent...

A warning has come from a campaigning letting agent that London’s landlords agents could be costing themselves tenants by requiring them...

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

The ZPG-backed Zero Deposit scheme, one of a number now existing putting forward an alternative to traditional deposits, has announced four...

Some letting agencies and selected landlords are being asked to take part in a new survey investigating views and experiences in...

The cash value of tenancy deposits crooked landlords and letting agents have been convicted of pocketing in 2018 has already passed...

The director of a lettings agency who who stole hundreds of thousands of pounds to spend on holidays and other luxuries...

Crooked landlords and letting agents were convicted of stealing £1,162,037 of tenant’s cash in 2017 – a rise of 14 per...

A trade body says it wants more clarity from the Labour Party on its proposals to allow private sector tenants to...

A crooked lettings agent has been ordered to repay thousands of pounds from his pension. As previously reported on Letting Agent Today...

The trend towards reducing or eliminating deposits at the same time as edging towards a ban on letting agents’ fees on...

Student accommodation specialist Unite is launching a new service, called Conker, which aims to replace deposits with insurance schemes for students...

A letting agent has been spared jail despite stealing over £7,600 from tenants to subsidise his failing business.  Simon Cawley, from Kingsbridge...

New research claims that as many as 78 per cent of young adults aged 18 to 30 fear they will never...

Crooked letting agents and landlords have raided close to £1m from tenancy deposit accounts in 2017, new figures show. Campaigning agent Ajay Jagota,...

The government's plan to cap tenancy deposits at six weeks rent threatens to cost Britain’s renters an average of £1391 –...

ARLA has set out the main reasons why tenants don't get their deposits back in every case.   A survey of its members...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has repeated his criticism of the government’s decision to cap security deposits at the level of...

Campaigning lettings agency chief Ajay Jagota says he is unconvinced by government plans to make it a criminal offence for letting...

Trade organisatons have reacted predictably to the government’s latest announcements and publications concerning the private rental sector. Yesterday the Department of Communities...

The private rental sector is likely to benefit as a result of first time buyers’ lack of understanding of the timings,...

The draft Bill to ban letting agents’ fees levied on tenants has been published - it’s to be called the Tenants’...

A study by the Romans lettings agency group has highlighted common issues cited by agents and landlords deducting funds from a...

A campaigning letting agent says that at the start of this financial year the total cash value of deposits held in...

Online lettings agency Upad says landlords are concerned that insurance-based alternatives to traditional deposit schemes may not cover them for repairs...

Build To Rent developer Be says it is moving to a no-fees model for its development at Hayes in west London....

A lettings agency chief who monitors legal action against rogue agencies and landlords says almost £850,000 of deposits have been stolen...

The Secretary of State for Wales has called on the Welsh Government to take measures against what he calls “unjust fees...

Newham council in London has published the UK’s first ever ratings scheme for letting agents, in which firms receive anything from...

A campaigning lettings agent says proposals to allow renters to transfer tenancy deposits between properties are to be welcomed – but...

Housing minister Alok Sharma has been told face to face that he should rethink the government's plans to cap security deposits...

Letting agents are being reminded of the importance of independent and professionally compiled inventories for individual students as they start or...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks says it is not surprised the majority of complaints made to The Property Redress Scheme...

Ajay Jagota, the north east agent known for his campaign against rental deposits, says recent initiatives by two deposit protection services...

The majority of MPs speaking at a House of Commons debate yesterday acknowledged they are wary of the 'unintended consequences' of...

The majority of landlords still believe that a cap on letting agent fees will be more effective than an outright ban,...

A Westminster Hall debate for MPs on letting agent fees will take place this morning in the House of Commons. The debate...

The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO) has extended its expulsion of a letting agency by an additional four years. Premier Property Management, based...

Letting agents using insured deposit protection schemes have been urged to switch to a custodial model in order to compensate for...

A survey conducted for MyDeposits suggests some nine per cent of landlords - or one in 11 - is likely to...

This month’s prosecution of a letting agency for issuing ‘sham licences’ that suggested occupiers had no right to challenge eviction and...

Anti-deposits campaigning agent Ajay Jagota says the 2004 Housing Act - which actually came into effect in 2007 - may now...

A new report identifies in detail over 145 laws and regulations governing the private rental sector, varying across the four countries...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has launched a new guide for agents, landlords and tenants on how to make concluding a lease...

A leading trade body says a cap on damage deposits paid by tenants - as proposed by the government - could...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of three approved redress operations, says it saw a 33 per cent increase in membership in...

Former Countrywide chief executive and chairman Grenville Turner is one of a number of high profile new investors unveiled for Zero...

A no-holds-barred blog on a controversial website claims that it lifts the lid on being a letting agent in central London...

Newham council is to set up the UK’s first letting agents rating scheme to protect residents and landlords from rogue agents.   The...

A survey of over 2,000 private renters for an animal insurance company apparently produces the result that 27 per cent of...

Crooked letting agents have been convicted of stealing almost £700,000 of tenants’ deposits in the first half of 2017.   Campaigning letting agent...

A property campaigner says the failure of the police to investigate a lettings agent who was eventually convicted of fraud after...

The current ‘busy season’ for lettings turnovers at the end of student terms would be made significantly easier if agents and...

A survey of letting and estate agencies suggest around half broadly back the changes to the private rental sector outlined in...

A prominent lettings industry campaigner says the head of a tenancy deposit scheme has “serious questions to answer” after his comments...

The government’s proposal to limit tenancy deposits to one month of rent and reservation fees to one week of rent will...

The head of the parent firm of mydeposits is warning tenants and landlords tempted to enter into new ‘no-deposit’ schemes to...

An alternative to traditional deposits, already tested in the German rental market, is now being introduced into the UK - and...

HF Resolution Ltd, a subsidiary of Hamilton Fraser, has acquired one of the industry’s leading tenant eviction solicitor firms, Landlord Action.   Landlord...

A trade body wants independent inventories to become mandatory across the lettings sector - and it pledges to mount a campaign...

Who are you? Rebecca Johnston What does it say on your business card? Managing Director (TDS Custodial) What is TDS Custodial? TDS Custodial is a government-approved...

Large letting agents found to be flouting the incoming ban on letting agent fees should receive fines up to £30,000 to...

Deposit protection organisation the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has announced that current ARLA Propertymark Vice President Claire Lloyd will be joining...

Research has revealed the top reasons tenants lose some or all of their deposits when they check out.    The survey of 2,588...

The average tenancy deposit for England and Wales is just below £1,000 according to the Deposit Protection Service’s figures for the...

A Build To Rent operator with properties in London and Glasgow is scrapping tenants’ deposits from the middle of next month,...

Only just over a week remains before the end of the formal consultation on the government’s proposal to ban letting fees...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says the end of May usually triggers the annual movement of students from their rented properties -...

A series of six video ‘shows’ - ideal for agents to promote to would-be investment buyers - has been launched by...

The Liberal Democrats want a raft of additional controls on the private rented sector aimed at addressing what it describes as...

As the end of the academic year approaches, one deposit protection scheme is urging student tenants to reclaim their deposits.  SafeDeposits Scotland...

An agency staff member has received a suspended prison sentence after stealing £11,500 in unclaimed deposits from a branch of Connells.   Amy...

Twenty agency groups have backed a call by the Association of Residential Letting Agents urging the government to extend or scrap its...

A prominent campaigning letting and sales agent predicts that the Conservatives are likely to put their proposed ban on letting agency...

A prominent campaigner over the misappropriation of rental deposits has welcomed the news that government proposals to ban letting agent fees...

A tenant has been tracked down after a year-long exercise and has now picked up the deposit he forgot to collect...

A leading letting agent campaigning against rental sector deposits is warning that the industry might be hit with “astronominal” insurance premiums...