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08 August 2024
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme have produced what they call a comprehensive spring cleaning guide for...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The Tenancy Deposit Service and the National Residential Landlords Association have produced a guide to improving energy efficiency in rented properties. Although...
18 January 2023
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Many private landlords lack knowledge, skills and support necessary to provide decent homes for renters, a new study claims. The UK Collaborative...
08 November 2022
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Yet again the issue of cleaning has been identified as the single largest cause of end-of-tenancy disputes leading to deposits being...
06 September 2021
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A resolution service set up last summer for landlords is extending its remit to cover a much wider range of disputes. TDS...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The Dispute Service (TDS) has launched a new service to help reduce tenant and landlord disputes over rent arrears. TDS Resolution is...
14 July 2020
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Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has launched a series of Covid-19 webinars to provide answers to tenancy deposit questions during the existing...
15 May 2020
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Renters facing financial hardship because of the coronavirus crisis are being encouraged to communicate with their landlords after emergency rental measures were...
03 April 2020
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To help ensure those planning to move home over the new few weeks adhere to the current social distancing requirements, TDS...
03 April 2020
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has launched an FAQ web page for landlords, letting agents and tenants to provide help and...
26 March 2020
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has published updated guidance to the tenancy deposit protection (TDP) legislation in England and Wales. The information...
23 March 2020
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Renters across England have made an average saving of £163.08 since tenancy security deposits were capped last year at the equivalent...
05 February 2020
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There was a 73% increase in the number of landlords and letting agents that signed up to the TDS' custodial scheme during 2018-19,...
11 October 2019
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The cost of average deposits has increased across the UK, according to the latest Statistical Briefing report by The Dispute Service...
06 February 2019
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), one of three government-backed tenancy deposit protection (TDP) schemes, has appointed a new external independent complaints...
10 January 2019
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There has been a sharp rise in the number of tenancy deposits held across the UK, new figures provided by deposit...
10 December 2018
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Just 0.85% of all tenancies ended in a dispute over the tenancy deposit in the 12 months to March 2018, according...
23 November 2018
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The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has launched a new guide to make the process of concluding a lease easier for landlords,...
25 August 2017
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For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...
27 February 2017
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Tenancy deposit disputes are at their highest level since records began in 2007, new figures from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS)...
27 September 2016
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The cost of renting property is now more expensive than ever with the average price of a flat or a house...
20 September 2016
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There has been a significant increase in the amount of tenancy deposits taken on assured shorthold tenancies in England and Wales...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Two new custodial deposit schemes have launched, meaning landlords who prefer a custodial deposit scheme now have a choice of three...