Most letting agents and property management agents are honestly trying to do their best for landlords and tenants whilst running their businesses. Unfortunately, as recently highlighted on the BBC, there are some rogues out there who let everyone else down. Before taking on an agent ask: Do you know someone who has experience with this … Read more
Did you take a deposit before 6 April 2007? If you still hold that deposit against an AST (including periodic tenancies where you have allowed the tenancy to roll over from month to month) then you must protect it before 23 June. If you do not protect then you may have problems regaining possession of … Read more
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) has advised landlords and letting agents to act soon over older tenancy deposits now that new legislation has introduced a deadline for their protection. Following the Deregulation Act, which passed into law at the end of March, landlords have until 23 June 2015 to protect deposits that were taken … Read more
DEPOSIT PROTECTION SERVICE (THE DPS) TELEPHONE NUMBER CHANGE Please note the telephone number for the Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) has changed. It is now 0330 303 0030.