Search Results for: tenant deposit schemes
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Rental market
London bucks the trend as tenant demand rises amid national dip
Tenant demand has fallen nationally but Rightmove’s Colleen Babcock says high prices in the Capital mean more are renting.
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Rental market
Activists calls for action on landlord ‘exaggerated’ deposit claims
Insured schemes should be scrapped to stop landlords holding on to tenant deposits for too long, says Generation Rent's Holly Williamson.
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Products & Services
Millions of landlords could adopt deposit alternatives if insured schemes disappear
Landlords will consider their options if insured deposits are scrapped by the government, says Zero Deposit’s Sam Reynolds.
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Rental market
Tenancy deposit reform ‘overlooks’ estimated £750m
The Letting Partnership's Chris Mason has queried why unclaimed deposits are absent from tenancy reform plans.
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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
The detail is in the deposit
Lisa Isaacs reveals how an empowered Generation Rent and a new layer of ombudsman scrutiny will force agents to review their attitude to deposit risks.
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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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Regulation & Law
Tenants using bank fraud reports to challenge rent and deposit payments – claim
Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud system is being misused by tenants instead of redress schemes, says Garrett Foxon of LettsPay.
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Regulation & Law
Ministers told to scrap deposit scheme system by influential group
Generation Rent says multiple official providers and unclear rules on deductions and a slow dispute system are unfair to tenants.
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