by guildy | 19 Dec 2018 | Agents, News, Tenancy Deposit
Letting agent Kari Ridout has been banned from acting as a company director for failing to protect thousands of pounds of deposits taken from private renters as her business failed. Ridout collected £34,600 of deposits for 24 homes she was managing and spent the money...
by guildy | 29 Nov 2018 | News, Statistics, Tenancy Deposit
Fewer than 1% of buy to let tenants have a dispute with their landlords over returning deposits. Only 0.85% of all tenancies ended in a dispute over the money, said data from The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS). The TDS statistical briefing for 2018 also revealed that...
by guildy | 31 Oct 2018 | News, Statistics, Tenancy Deposit
One in three renters have lost money from their deposits, while landlords and letting agents take too long to return the money at the end of a tenancy, says a new survey. Building society Nationwide is calling for a law change to help tenants find the cash to move...
by guildy | 30 May 2018 | New Legislation, News, Tenancy Deposit, Tenant Fees
Housing Minister Heather Wheeler has rejected a call for a cap of no more than four weeks’ rent on deposits on private rented homes. Labour’s Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey quizzed the minister about a deposit cap in a written question at Westminster. He asked...
by guildy | 10 Aug 2017 | Granting a Tenancy, Post Tenancy, Tenancy Deposit, Tenants Notice to Quit
This entry is part 20 of 20 in the series Granting an Assured Shorthold TenancyWhen the tenancy has ended, the following should be considered: The notice to quit from tenant Ensure the notice to quit provided by the tenant is valid. As a quick guide, the notice may...
by guildy | 5 Jul 2017 | Tenancy Deposit
The below guidance deals with the situation where a landlord wishes to no longer retain a deposit under a scheme “during the tenancy”. This has nothing to do with when the tenancy has ended. Custodial Scheme There is no provision within the Housing Act...