Deposit Protection Service (dps)

Deposit Protection Service (dps)

Tenants confusing up-front rent with deposits - agents asked to clarify ...
A lettings agent says ‘times are changing with deposits” and claims more landlords and tenants are choosing alternatives.  ...
Young people in London are taking on second jobs to get onto the property ladder, it’s claimed. ...
A lettings agency trading as Bowden Property Group Ltd has been fined £4,000 and £1,470 for failing to protect two tenancy deposits of £1,200 and £490. ...
The Tenancy Deposit Service, the provider of tenancy deposit protection and dispute resolution services, has appointed Fay Selvan as its new chair.   ...
Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of suggesting a government proposal for the housing market is high-risk and could even provoke negative equity for some. ...
Controversy surrounds a government idea - floated over the weekend - to allow renters to secure mortgages with just one per cent deposits. ...
New figures showing the growing size of first time buyer deposits suggest that many would-be purchasers will be staying with the private rental sector in the next two years at least. ...
A new study from Rightmove reveals what aspiring first-time buyers are most likely to cut back on in a bid to escape renting.  ...
* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * ...
Latest figures from the Tenancy Deposit Service shows a slight reduction in typical deposits for rental properties in England and Wales. ...
Purplebricks has set a date for a possible showdown with shareholders over the agency’s lettings compliance crisis amongst other controverisies.  ...
A letting agent who stole over £80,000 from landlords is awaiting sentence. ...
Troubles at Purplebricks continue with an activist investor who has a four per cent share in the firm called on the chairman to region. ...
Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says he will use his role on the board of The Deposit Service to fight for agents’ interests. ...
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