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The Tenancy Deposit Service, the provider of tenancy deposit protection and dispute resolution services, has appointed Fay Selvan as its new...

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

At Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), we're committed to making the deposit protection process as pain-free as possible. From our beginning of...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, has integrated with the TDS API - aimed...

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

Did you know that preparing for a deposit dispute starts at the beginning of a tenancy? When tenants and landlords disagree about...

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

The average UK rent rose from £757 to £771 during the second quarter of 2019 - that’s 1.7 per cent, according...

Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...

A lettings agent who stole over £350,000 is reported to have been told to pay back…£1. Local media in the south of...

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 Dispute Service, which operates the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, has been ranked among the Sunday Times’ 100 best not-for-profit companies to...

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

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

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

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

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

Letting agents and landlords are being urged by a trade body to sign a petition calling on the government to make...

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

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

Two lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.   As we reported when the story broke yesterday afternoon, one...

Two lettings agencies have this afternoon been expelled from The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. In one case, TPO expelled Lettings Solutions Ltd...

The number of tenancy deposit disputes reached a record high in 2015-16, but still represents only a fraction of all deposits. Figures...

SafeDeposits Scotland has announced that Ian Potter will succeed Sir Andrew Cubie as the organisation's chairman. Potter, who has been on the...

A new survey by insurer Direct Line for Business suggests that landlords who have not instructed letting agents to act for...

New partners have been announced for The ESTAS Group's annual awards event taking place in London in April.  The headline sponsor remains...

We’ve seen large numbers of local councils set up private rental accreditation systems, and a string of politicians from all major...

ARLA has issued guidance to students who may be using the Christmas break to line-up accommodation for the coming year.  Looking for...

The Department of Communities and Local Government has published a summary of the 600 responses it has received to its recent...

A formal tenancy deposit dispute could be defused by something as basic as a simple conversation, says the Association of Independent...

Approaching 50 per cent of private tenants have experienced property maintenance issues with their agents or landlords. The figure comes through research...

Tenancy deposit protection scheme mydeposits says almost a third of its notified disputes between tenants and agents or landlords do not...

The government-backed tenancy deposit protection scheme mydeposits is allowing letting agents join online in a bid to cut down on paperwork. mydeposits...

After the passing of the Deregulation Act deposits deadline this week, Richard Price, Executive Director of UKALA, is in a contemplative...

New tenancy deposit rules come into effect today have been given the thumbs-up by The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks.  Under the...

New tenancy deposit rules come into effect today have been given the thumbs-up by The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks.  Under the...

Landlords could risk facing heavy fines if they fail to protect their tenants’ deposits before an important new deadline on June...

Landlords and letting agents have been issued a reminder that they have less then three weeks to protect tenancy deposits with...

In 2007, the government introduced a compulsory deposit protection scheme as part of the Housing Act 2004 to help protect tenants...