Search Results for: deposits
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Nigel Lewis
BLOG: Agents still deducting money from deposits illegally
A mundane but depressing case recently heard by a tribunal shows some parts of the industry are still not adhering to the Tenant Fees Act.
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Regulation & Law
Punish landlords and agents for keeping deposits, demands Gen Rent
“Greedy landlords and agents” are pocketing tenants' money using unfair deposit claims, says Dan Wilson Craw.
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Regulation & Law
Government considers ending insured deposits
Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook says there is growing evidence of fraud risk for insured deposit schemes.
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Regulation & Law
Agents must prepare for more in-tenancy swaps, says Mydeposits
Frequent tenant swaps in existing tenancies risk fuelling disputes if documentation is not watertight, says Mydeposits’ Tim Frome.
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Products & Services
From deposits to data breaches: the top Professional Indemnity threats facing agents
Chaotic legislation, a growing claims culture and new AI-enabled threats mean agents must tighten controls, says Professional Indemnity specialist, Oliver Wharmby.
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Regulation & Law
Open-ended tenancies to change deposits significantly, says expert
Eddie Hooker of Mydeposits makes comments as Renters' Rights Bill enters its final stage this week.
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Rental market
‘Alternative rental deposits are solution to Generation Rent accusations’
Flatfair says traditional deposit schemes are outdated and its addresses all the concerns raised by Generation Rent's recent research.
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Regulation & Law
Exasperated letting agents back ‘pet deposits’ amid insurance row
Letting agents and landlords would be able to demand three weeks' rent as a pet deposit under an amendment to the Renters' Rights Bill backed by Propertymark.
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Rental market
Campaigners claim tenants ‘struggle to get deposits back’ off agents
Generation Rent says a quarter of renters find it difficult to reclaim the full deposit at the end of a tenancy.
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Auctions
Auction firm’s customers call for criminal prosecution over missing deposits
A picture has emerged of significant attempts to mislead hundreds of people who bought properties via BP Auctions and who did not get their deposits back.
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