Deposit alternative provider flatfair claims to have enjoyed a record-breaking start to 2024, forming 61 new partnerships. These include Concept Estate Agents,...
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![Deposit Alternative service predicts student rental rush](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
Deposit alternative supplier flatfair says it’s seen a 30% year-on-year increase in No Deposit tenancies. It also claims 14% more landlords are...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Record business claimed by deposit alternative service](/upload/images/shutterstock_1892499931.jpg)
Deposit alternative provider, flatfair, has reported record figures for the first quarter of 2024. From January to March, 56% of tenants chose...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent operator strikes deal with deposit alternative supplier](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Build To Rent developer and operator Dandara Living has struck a partnership with deposit alternative service flatfair. Dandara joins other BTR operators...
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
![PropTech sector gives a thumbs down to lacklustre Budget](/upload/images/shutterstock_562475698.jpg)
The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Major agency group signs deal with deposit alternative supplier](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Deposit alternative company flatfair has announced a major new agency partnership with the Andrews Property Group. Andrews branches will be able to...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tenants itemise top three priorities in new survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Section%2021%20use%20found%20to%20be%20overstated.jpg)
A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gary Wright - flatfair Chief Executive Officer](/upload/images/gary%20400%20by%20310%20.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...
13 November 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
![flatfair Deposits is already making waves in the lettings market](/upload/images/emma%20400%20x%20310.png)
In September last year, flatfair, a deposit alternative provider, released their latest rental solution called flatfair Deposits, to the lettings market....
16 October 2023
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![Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development at flatfair](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/emma%20400%20by%20310%20.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development What is flatfair and what...
25 September 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
![Annalese Walmsley - Commercial Director at flatfair](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/Untitled%20design%20-%202023-09-06T162349_261.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Annalese Walmsley - Commercial Director at flatfair What is flatfair and...
07 September 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
![Deposit alternative provider reveals latest time-saving integration](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Deposit alternative provider flatfair has announced their latest integration with the property technology platform, Reapit. A statement from flatfair says: “Existing users...
25 August 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
![Leading agent writes to Gove with ‘lay off the rental sector’ message](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
A prominent letting agent has written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt on government attacks...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Media accuse agents of mis-selling deposit alternative schemes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated1_400x310.png)
The Observer newspaper has investigated the way letting agents apply so-called zero deposit schemes - and claims that in some cases...
05 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative firm adds traditional service to its platform](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/PiggyBank-House-400x310.jpg)
* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - Deposit alternative service...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Deck is stacked against private tenants, says industry supplier](/upload/images/library/Millennial-Tenant-Kitchen-400x310.jpg)
One of the biggest names in the deposit alternative sector says the rental market is “stacked against” private tenants. Gary Wright, chief...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![More agents subscribe to deposit alternative service](/upload/images/library/Deposit-1-400x310.jpg)
Flatfair has named a series of agents now signed up to its deposit alternative products. These include Jones Robinson, Haslams, Andrew Craig,...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents to extend Deposit Alternative scheme to existing tenants](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BuytoLet3-400x310.jpg)
Some agents allied with deposit alternative service flatfair - and who previously offered the service to new tenants - are now going...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tenant fraud hits Build To Rent sector](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenancyContract-400x310.jpg)
Two PropTech companies say tenant fraud - reported to be a growing problem in buy to let - is now an...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Short let tenants offered deposit alternative via new collaboration](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative firm flatfair has teamed up with an accommodation service to supply short lets. Users who find short lets through the...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Thousands more tenants offered deposit alternative service](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the leading deposit alternative providers, flatfair, has partnered with a major property management service with some 3,000 tenants. The deal...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative operator’s new Build To Rent link with PropTech firm](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative firm flatfair has linked with a PropTech firm to enhance its offer to Build To Rent users. The partnership with...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative firm promises big announcements in near future](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative provider flatfair says it’s set to make big announcements soon - and in the meantime it’s attracted a key...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative PropTech supplier wins ‘super start-up’ status](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative service flatfair has been named as one of the top 50 start-ups to work for in London. Recruitment platform Tempo...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ free rewards offer from deposit alternative platform](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative service flatfair has teamed up with a rewards provider to offer 500 letting agencies one year of free access. Agents...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![London agency is latest to select deposit alternative supplier](/img/default/lat.png)
Martyn Gerrard Estate Agent is the latest agency to partner with a deposit alternative supplier - in this case flatfair. Tenants at...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Portal and deposit alternative service in special offer deal](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative service flatfair has launched a special offer deal with new property portal Homesearch. Agents who sign up to the flatfair...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative firm selling additional cover and faster payouts](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative service flatfair is now selling a top-up cover element that allows landlords to add a further six weeks damage...
11 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Renters saved less than owners during lockdown restrictions](/img/default/lat.png)
Government data shows that private renters spend a higher proportion of their budget on essential items that have not been cut...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rental sector highly vulnerable to younger worker unemployment, stats show](/img/default/lat.png)
Research shows that half of those in the private rental sector are aged 16 to 34, making the lettings industry vulnerable...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative service launches tool to handle virus arrears](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative service Flatfair has launched a tool for letting agents to help administer arrears run up by tenants during the...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative mis-selling - rival companies say “It’s not us”](/img/default/lat.png)
Three more deposit alternative supplier have issued statements seeking to distance their product from criticisms raised in a BBC investigation. Yesterday we carried...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Alternative deposit firm seeks support from London tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the leading providers in the hyper-competitive deposit alternative niche has made a bid for support from London tenants by...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative service wins big new Build To Rent client](/img/default/lat.png)
Atlas Residential - a Build to Rent developer with over 75,000 international properties - is partnering with deposit alternative supplier flatfair...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Deposit Alternative Wars: flatfair wins advert dispute with rival company](/img/default/lat.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in favour of deposit alternative scheme flatfair in a dispute which began with a complaint...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tories' Lifetime Deposit idea is fundamentally flawed - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
A leading provider of deposit alternatives has voiced concern at the Conservatives’ proposal to have a lifetime deposit scheme to make...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tax perks demanded for landlords who use deposit alternatives](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the leading providers of deposit alternatives in the UK wants the government to embrace the option - even to...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative war hots up as Zero Deposit signs 15-branch agency](/img/default/lat.png)
The growing deposit alternative sector continues to be ultra-competitive with 15-branch agency Kings Lettings signing up to Zero Deposit. Kings Lettings operates...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Another top agency signs up to a deposit alternative scheme](/img/default/lat.png)
The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![New boost for flatfair as it teams up with independent agents’ trade body](/img/default/lat.png)
Flatfair, one of the leading deposit alternative providers fighting it out for dominance in the burgeoning sector, has scored a coup...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Huge £9m boost for flatfair as deposit alternative race hots up](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Big agency deal signed with deposit alternative firm flatfair](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative provider flatfair has been chosen by CBRE UK Residential Lettings as the race for prominence in the sector continues. This is...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Traditional deposit and deposit alternative now possible via link-up](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative provider flatfair has teamed up with mydeposits - and claims to now be the first provider to bring tenancy...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative service reveals another new partnership](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative service flatfair has partnered with Barbon Insurance Group to co-market the two organisations’ products. “We’re thrilled to partner with the...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Deposit replacement competition hots up with three new signings](/img/default/lat.png)
As competition hots up between different deposit replacement scheme providers, three new Build To Rent sign-ups have been announced by one...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech partnership as deposit alternative flatfair links with Goodlord](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the growing number of deposit alternative services, flatfair, has announced a partnership with lettings platform Goodlord. Agents and landlords can...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rental sector changes are positive, insists deposit replacement chief](/img/default/lat.png)
A senior figure at a deposit replacement service says the current flurry of changes in the private rental sector are positive. Daniel...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative operator wades into spat over agency scheme](/img/default/lat.png)
A dispute concerning a ‘no deposit option’ put forward by a letting agency has reached the Daily Mail. The newspaper’s online service...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative service shortlisted for prestigious RESI award](/img/default/lat.png)
Flatfair, which describes itself as the UK’s fastest-growing tenancy deposit alternative, has been shortlisted in the Best Newcomer category of the...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency's £20m windfall for tenants who opt for deposit-alternative scheme](/img/default/lat.png)
Lettings agency Haart says it will return up to £20m in deposits to existing tenants if they sign up to a...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![High-end estate links with deposit-free service for private tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
The Bedford Estate, which covers part of Covent Garden and includes Bloomsbury, has linked up with one of the growing number...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Regional agency is latest to offer deposit-free rental model](/img/default/lat.png)
Norfolk-based estate agency Sowerbys is the latest to announce that it is offering its landlords the opportunity to use a deposit-free...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Spicerhaart's 100-branch network signs up to no-deposit platform](/img/default/lat.png)
Spicerhaart has signed up with a deposit-free renting platform to offer landlords and tenants the option of working with a no-deposit system...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Mydeposits launches sharp attack on 'no-deposit' alternatives](/img/default/lat.png)
The head of the parent firm of mydeposits is warning tenants and landlords tempted to enter into new ‘no-deposit’ schemes to...