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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...

A major technology programme has secured what it calls “a landmark co-investment partnership” with Propertymark and the Tenancy Deposit Service group.  And...

A mediation and conciliation service which has previously been restricted to landlords and tenants is now on offer to letting agents.  The...

Latest figures from the Tenancy Deposit Service shows a slight reduction in typical deposits for rental properties in England and Wales. At...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...

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

The current need to work from home, and the prospect of continuing to do so in part after the pandemic, is changing...

The private rental sector should embrace the idea of tenants with pets and not object to the prospect. That’s the view of...

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

PropTech service The Depositary is extending its existing partnership with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, aiming to fully integrate with the TDS...

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

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

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

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme says that success of its information centre shows that the industry wants more information on the deposit...

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

The Tenancy Deposit Service has created the new post of chief operating officer, with the first postholder charged with “leading our...

David Cox, the chief executive of ARLA Propertymark, has joined the board of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme as a non-executive director. Cox,...

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

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

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

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

An industry body says more work must be done to reduce the number of tenancy deposit disputes, despite recent improvements.   The Association...

Eight out of 10 in rental accommodation want tenancy agreements of one year or less, a large survey by The Deposit Protection...