There is a very interesting post over on the Estate Agent Today news web-site.
It seems that back in November 2009 they asked a number of questions of the Communities and Local Government (CLG) department (whose remit covers the tenancy deposit scheme) about the workings of the scheme. After two reminders and three months later, the [...]
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Tenancy Deposits – Lettings Today get answers from the CLG
TDS increases prices for agents using arbitration scheme
Last year I reported that the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) run by the Dispute Service had announced that they were going to increase their fees. They have now announced what these are. Or rather they haven’t, because the fees information page tells us that all TDS members fees are going to be calculated individually now, [...]
TDS reduces numbers of adjudicators
Further to my previous post here about the increases in TDS fees due next year, I have just seen this post here on This is Money, which claims that TDS “has slashed its team of adjudicators from 70 to 12“. This does seem to be a very great reduction and one hopes that it does [...]
Tenancy deposit scheme charges to increase
No sooner do I create a comparison document showing the different fee structures of the three tenancy deposit schemes (which you can download from here) than we learn that the tenancy deposit scheme run by the Dispute Service (TDS) is to increase its fees!
The reason, according to the press release from the Dispute Service is [...]
The Dispute Service Annual Report
The Dispute Service have published their annual report, which could initially be downloaded from their web-site, although since first writing this post, the report appears to have gone offline, and it makes interesting reading. I list below the points which struck me.
Generally it looks as if the service has been under some strain during the year, [...]
TDS ditches unregulated agents
TDS, the tenancy deposit scheme aimed at letting agents, has now announced that it will only accept agents and landlords who are members of recognised professional bodies as members from now on. With effect from 6 April 2009 they will be withdrawing membership from current non regulated members.
This action, it appears, has been taken [...]
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Tenancy Deposit Scheme charges – an update
Tenancy Deposit Scheme
As everyone involved in the private rented sector should be aware, tenancy deposits taken for assured shorthold tenancies now need to be protected with a government approved tenancy deposit scheme. All schemes are required to provide a free arbitration service, in the event of a dispute regarding deductions from the deposit at the [...]
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