rental deposits
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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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Deposit API deal ‘makes registration much simpler’
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has signed a tech agreement with student property specialist EREC Estates to make deposit registration 'seamless'.
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BLOG: Rental deposits have come a long way in FIFTEEN years
MD of the DPS Matt Trevett recounts how his organisations has played a leading role in developing one of the major reforms of the private rental sector.
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Rental platform raises £20m to launch ‘lifetime deposit’ app – as government delays
Fronted says cash will be used to develop the smartphone application, which will enable tenants to access a 'portable' rental deposit.
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Protection scheme reports dramatic drop in rental deposit disputes
Heralded as a new period of harmony between landlords, tenants and agents, the reduced number of tenancies taken up this year are a more likely explanation.
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Regulation & Law
Estate agency fined £24,000 after failing to place deposits with approved schemes
Multi-branch estate agency in the Wirral admitted not following the law on deposits as well as four other offences including unfair trading.
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New competitor emerges in race to help tenants pay their deposits
Fronted will pay a tenant's deposit direct to their letting agent and then charge tenants 12.5% APR to repay the money owed, in instalments.
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Agent’s no-deposit scheme investigated after complaint
Agent says case of woman chased for £1,318 over damage to property depsite having paid to join its 'no deposit option' scheme was handled correctly.
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Security deposits to be capped at five weeks’ rent, government confirms
The government has confirmed following a press leak that it will be adding an amendment to the Tenant Fees Bill to reduce security deposits cap.
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Landlord associations issue angry joint statement over lower security deposits cap
Both the RLA and NLA have issued an unusual joint statement warning of consequences for tenants if tenant deposit cap is reduced.
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