Rented sector charity fund to top £500,000 by New Year

The TDS Charitable Foundation, founded by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), says it will have distributed funds of half a million pounds by the end of the year. The foundation, which was established in 2014 with the aim of raising standards in the private rented sector by funding organisations that help achieve this, says its latest round of funding of £94,054 to ten organisations, takes its total so far to £400,000. A tenth round of funding closes for nominations next month, which is likely to take its total funding to half a million pounds by the end of this year. “We’re proud to support the ten initiatives that have received awards,” says Professor Martin Partington, Chairman of The TDS Charitable Foundation (pictured, left). “The PRS is often difficult to navigate but the projects we’re supporting will go somewhere to make sure that both landlords and tenants across the country know their rights and responsibilities.” The latest organisations to receive funding include: Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Management Community Links Bromley South Hams Citizens Advice Bureau Father Hudson’s Society Firvale Community Hub Living Options Devon Newcastle City Council (Private Rented Service)  Avon and Bristol Law Centre (ABLC)   Ealing Equality Council    The…