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£1.2bn of tenancy deposits could be “at risk”

October 29, 2018No Commentsdeposit dispute, deposit free renting, deposit protection scheme, dps, tenancy deposit scheme, zero depositjohn hart

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.

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70% of tenants back deposit free renting

April 11, 2018No Commentsdeposit dispute, deposit free renting, deposit replacement insurance, dps, mydeposits, rent guarantee, tds, tenancy deposit scheme, zero depositjohn hart

New figures show more than two-thirds of renters think deposit free renting is a good idea.

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Media coverage proves tide is turning against deposits

April 11, 2018No Commentsdeposit dispute, deposit free renting, deposit replacement insurance, dps, mydeposits, tds, tenancy deposit scheme, zero depositjohn hart

Major newspaper article describes Dlighted’s deposit-free renting as “affordable” “comprehensive” and “a real solution”

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Government admits letting agents will go out of business after Tenant Fee ban

April 5, 2018No Commentsdeposit free renting, deposit replacement insurance, desposit dispute, dps, mydeposits, tds, tenancy deposit scheme, tenant fee ban, zero depositjohn hart

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.

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Tenancy deposit schemes lose renters £80m a year in interest

March 28, 2018No Commentsdeposit dispute, deposit free renting, deposit protection scheme, deposit replacement insurance, deposit resolution service, dps, letting agent redress scheme, mydeposits, rent guarantee, tenancy deposit scheme, tenancy dispute service, zero depositjohn hart

Academic research suggests tenants in England and Wales are missing out on £80m of interest to tenancy deposit schemes every single year.

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Report: A quarter of millennials believe money “unfairly” taken from their deposit.

February 2, 2018No Commentsdeposit free renting, deposit protection scheme, deposit replacement insurance, dps, mydeposits, rent guarantee, tds, tenancy deposit scheme, zero depositjohn hart

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.

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Landlords could be counting the cost of new laws

January 24, 2018No Commentsdeposit free renting, deposit replacement insurance, legal costs, property damage, tenancy deposit scheme, tenancy dispute service, tenant vetting, unpaid rent, zero depositjohn hart

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.

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2018: Time to embrace the commercial, social and economic benefits of deposit free renting

January 6, 2018No Commentsaverage north east deposit, dclg, deposit cap, deposit dispute, deposit free renting, deposit protection scheme, deposit replacement insurance, deposit resolution service, letting agent fee ban, rent guarantee, tds, tenancy deposit scheme, zero depositjohn hart

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…

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Stolen deposit total approaching £1m as 2017 comes to an end

December 21, 2017No Commentsdeposit cap, deposit dispute, deposit free renting, deposit protection scheme, deposit replacement insurance, deposit resolution service, rent guarantee, tenancy deposit scheme, zero depositjohn hart

Crooked landlords and letting agents have raided close to £1,000,000 from tenancy deposit accounts in 2017 – new figures show.

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Is the door still open to a four week tenancy deposit cap?

November 20, 2017No Commentsdclg, deposit cap, deposit dispute, deposit free renting, deposit protection scheme, deposit replacement insurance, deposit resolution service, dps, letting agent fee ban, letting agent redress scheme, mydeposits, rent guarantee, tenancy deposit scheme, zero depositjohn hart

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…

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