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#AskTDS Monkey Business in the Garden

Do your tenants ever give you problems with gorillas in the garden? Probably not – Disputes involving gardens appear in a little...

Press Release: TDS Charitable Foundation Awards £293,000 of Funding

TDS Charitable Foundation publishes 2019 Charitable Annual Review Foundation has given nearly £300k of grants to UK organisations over the...

#ExpertView: Tenant Fees Act - When is a deposit not a deposit?

In a previous TDS article, we focused on the registration and service of tenancy deposit protection documents too early; this...

#AskTDS: "How does TDS engage with landlords and agents?"

Tags: TDS, Tenancy, Deposit, Scheme, legislation, protection, deposit, landlord, tenant, agent, custodial, insured, John King, customer, service TDS’ #AskTDS blog series...

#ExpertView: John King, Head of Member Services at TDS discusses The Christmas Clean-up

This week on #ExpertView, our Head of Member Services, John King, considers a seasonal case that TDS have seen involving...

#AskTDS: "I paid a deposit to my agent last week and didn't receive a receipt. Is my deposit protected?"

This article has been written in response to a tenant’s query: “I paid a deposit to my agent last week...

#ExpertView: Sheraz Dar, CEO of CreditLadder discusses 'How rent reporting is improving future prospects for tenants'

Tenancy and technology go hand-in-hand these days. It seems a long time ago that rental properties were only listed in...

#AskTDS: "Tenancy Deposit protection - tips for tenants - Tenant Fees Act 2019 (England) & Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019"

The requirement on landlords to protect tenancy deposits in England & Wales has been in existence since 6 April 2007...

Press Release: Tenancy Deposit Scheme urges students to ‘take control’ of their tenancy agreements

Tenancy Deposit Scheme urges students to ‘take control’ of their tenancy agreements Students are being urged to be “methodical and...

#ExpertView: John King, Head of Member Services at TDS discusses ‘Guidance on issuing Prescribed Information for ASTs'

In this week’s TDS #ExpertView we speak to John King, Head of Member Services. We explore guidance on issuing Prescribed Information for...

#AskTDS: "Horror stories - where have landlords lost claims from a tenant’s deposit?"

Now you see me now you don’t… In our first tale, a landlord prepared their own check-in report, referring to...

#ExpertView: How the Tenant Fees Act 2019 has affected tenants who are pet owners

In this week’s #ExpertView, ARLA Propertymark looks at the impact of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 on pet owners in...