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Lifetime Rental Deposits and the Private Rental Sector
With the suggestion that lifetime rental deposits could be an option in the future, could it be that a political party has finally come up…
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Young Adults and Students Losing Deposits
Young adults and students are often losing their deposits and being subjected to surprise evictions according to a report by the Mail on Sunday. Rogue…
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SPCE Finds ‘Generation Rent’ Experience Problems Claiming Deposits
New research carried out by SPCE revealed that 16 per cent of tenants claim to have ‘unfairly’ lost their deposits. The SPCE carried out research…
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Dirty Properties the Main Reason for Landlords Withholding Deposits
Leaving a dirty property at the end of a tenancy is the main reason that tenants do not receive their deposit back, as discovered in…
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Insurance-Based Deposit Schemes Divide Buy to Let Sector
New insurance-based tenancy deposit schemes have divided landlords and tenants with regard to their effectiveness. A number of schemes have recently been launched with the…
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Theft of Deposits Rife in Buy to Let Sector
Nearly £850,000 worth of deposits have been stolen in the last year, according to a lettings agency chief who monitors legal action against rogue agencies…
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Private Sector Providing Incentives to Tenants
I am sure most private sector landlords with small portfolios will be open-mouthed with amazement that some corporate landlords are providing incentives to attract tenants;…
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The Queen’s Speech for Landlords
The government outlined its legislative agenda for the next year with the Queen’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament yesterday. The main topic in…
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Lost Student Deposits Amount to £32m
An online lettings firm has claimed that last year students lost out on a cumulative total of £32 million in lost deposits for a variety…