£1.2bn of tenancy deposits could be “at risk”
1,500,000 renters could be at risk of losing their deposits after research revealed a third believe their bond has never been placed in a deposit protection scheme.
70% of tenants back deposit free renting
New figures show more than two-thirds of renters think deposit free renting is a good idea.
Media coverage proves tide is turning against deposits
Major newspaper article describes Dlighted’s deposit-free renting as “affordable” “comprehensive” and “a real solution”
Government admits letting agents will go out of business after Tenant Fee ban
The government has made the astonishing admission that it expects letting agents to go out of business as a result of its tenant fee ban.
Tenancy deposit schemes lose renters £80m a year in interest
Academic research suggests tenants in England and Wales are missing out on £80m of interest to tenancy deposit schemes every single year.
Report: A quarter of millennials believe money “unfairly” taken from their deposit.
Figures from one lettings company claim 16% of UK renters believe their landlord or lettings agent has “unfairly” taken money from their tenancy deposit – rising to 25% for millennials and 30% among university students.
Landlords could be counting the cost of new laws
The New Year has brought with it a raft of new lettings legislation – all of which could hit landlords in the pocket with new legal costs.
2018: Time to embrace the commercial, social and economic benefits of deposit free renting
A year of a ban on letting agent fees, a cap on tenancy deposits, new measures aimed at boosting home ownership and a new homelessness reduction strategy is the perfect one for the private rented sector to embrace zero deposit…
Stolen deposit total approaching £1m as 2017 comes to an end
Crooked landlords and letting agents have raided close to £1,000,000 from tenancy deposit accounts in 2017 – new figures show.
Is the door still open to a four week tenancy deposit cap?
A leading property expert is warning that the government’s draft Tenant’s Fees Bill contains sweeping powers for the Secretary of State to suddenly cap tenancy deposits at four weeks after all– or to ban them altogether – strengthening the argument…