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Average rent arrears claims reached £2,092 in the second quarter of this year - a rise of 15% from £1,816 in...

The chief executive of the Tenancy Deposit Service says the burgeoning number of deposit alternative services may represent good news for...

Deposit alternative service flatfair says it’s had a bumper month working with Build To Rent operators - and it tells private...

Over half of renters who choose a deposit alternative are funding their moves with money saved by not having to pay...

The number of tenancies ending in arrears of more than five weeks’ rent has jumped to 17%, a deposit alternative service...

Deposit alternative product Reposit will now be offered to residents at five new Build to Rent sites as part of an...

There’s been a 25%-plus spike in demand for a deposit alternative, claims one of the industry’s suppliers. Reposit analysed its data from...

The percentage of tenants borrowing money to fund their cash deposits on their next property has risen over the last 12...

The percentage of tenants choosing to live alone has dropped over the last three years, research suggests.  A study compiled by Reposit,...

A deposit alternative service claims rents have risen an average 46% in the last decade. Zero Deposit claims it’s analysed rental market...

Research by Zero Deposit, a deposit alternative service, claims that under-30s face an almost impossible task when it comes to current...

The head of a major industry service supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep...

The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...

Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...

A lettings agent who also acts on behalf of tenants against landlords claims to have received 1,000 enquiries from frustrated private...

Another no-deposit renting scheme has been launched, pledging to make life easier for landlords and tenants.  Rental guarantor service Housing Hand’s new...

Flatfair has revamped its deposit alternative service, claiming its new offer gives twice the protection of a traditional deposit scheme. From this...

Tenants at a Newcastle-upon-Tyne Build To Rent scheme are being offered deposit alternatives by the developer-cum-management firm, The High Street Group. The...

PropTech company Reposit has launched a product allowing properties to be let on a deposit-free basis whilst ensuring landlords are protected...

Rents rose 1.4 per cent in the year to October, a drop from the 1.5 per cent growth recorded in September...

A PropTech company claims a quarter of private renters in towns and cities most affected by pandemic could fall into arrears. Deposit...

Deposit-free renting provider flatfair has signed a partnership with Martyn Gerrard which has 12 branches across north London.  The move will bring...

A new rent payment plan tool has been launched for landlords and tenants to agree a rent payment plan for arrears...

The recent criticism of letting agents and deposit insurance schemes, which began with a probe by the BBC last weekend, will...

There has been much debate in recent days about deposit-free renting and whether letting agents have been mis-selling deposit alternative products,...

A growing number of companies and letting agents are offering deposit-free options without making it clear they could cost renters more...

flatfair, which lets landlords offer deposit-free renting to tenants, has defended nil deposit schemes as an alternative to a traditional deposit,...

A lack of communication when withholding a deposit is the most common cause for deposit disputes between landlords and tenants, according...

Buy-to-let landlords generally recognise the importance of taking a deposit from a tenant and placing it in a government-backed tenancy deposit...

The next UK government must do more to reduce the burden on private tenants by reducing upfront costs associated with renting...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (The AIIC) has unsurprisingly welcomed the launch of a new deposit protection service that requires...

Hamilton Fraser has announced the launch of its own in-house deposit alternative brand, Ome.  The new product, which is the latest to...

Deposit-free renting provider flatfair has signed a partnership with Hunters which has more than 200 letting branches across the UK. The move...

Deposit-free renting provider Flatfair has signed a partnership with CBRE UK Residential Lettings to offer deposit alternative solution. CBRE’s residential lettings business...

Tenant referencing and lettings insurance provider, Barbon Insurance Group, has teamed up with flatfair to co-market the two companies’ products and...

Reposit has teamed up with Devon-based letting agency Webbers to extend its tenancy deposit alternative to the South West of England. The...

When renting a property out, landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant and place it...