Tag: mydeposits

HMO and flat-share tenant swaps warning issued

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2026, 6 days ago | 0

Tenant swaps may become one of the less glamorous, but increasingly problematic, bit of how the Renters’ Rights Act changes...

The facts challenge misconception that landlords routinely withhold deposits unfairly

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2025, 9 months ago | 2

New data released by mydeposits, shared with and in part produced by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government...

Deposit dispute handling courses available for Letting Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th February 2014, 12 years ago | 0

Mydeposits is hosting introductory courses for letting agents in order to help them better deal with their tenant’s deposit disputes....

Capita TDP to be taken over by MyDeposits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2013, 13 years ago | 7

The Capita TDP (Tenancy Deposit Protection scheme) has been closed to accepting new deposits since the 14th of September this...

How ADR works in tenancy deposit disputes

Author: Mary Latham

15th August 2013, 13 years ago | 11

After sharing in discussions on two separate threads (links below) I realise that there is some misunderstanding about how Tenancy...

Deposit Protection Providers call emergency meeting following Court of Appeal Ruling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Mark Alexander, editor and founder of Property118 tweeted the Deposit Protection Providers last night highlighting his fears on the ramifications...

Capita enter Tenancy Deposit Protection Price War

Author: Mark Alexander

21st May 2013, 13 years ago | 4

If you didn’t already know, there are now four Deposit Protection providers in England and Wales and between them they...

Student Landlords/Agents – When do you register a “new” deposit?

Author: Readers Question

21st March 2013, 13 years ago | 44

I recently had to renew my membership of mydeposits. Part of this process involved sending in a copy of my...

Most tenancies end dispute free reveals My|Deposits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Findings from my|deposits reveal that the majority of tenancies end without any issues over the return of the tenant’s deposit. Last...

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How many TDS Deposit Protection Insurances are no longer valid?

Author: Mark Alexander

19th December 2012, 13 years ago | 31

The Dispute Service “TDS” recently posted on this website “TDS members need to log in to their account online and...

Do I need to re-protect my deposits?

Author: Readers Question

18th December 2012, 13 years ago | 20

I have been told that I need to issue another Deposit Protection Certificate when my fixed term Assured Shorthold Tenancy...

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Client Money Protection – a letting agents dilemma

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16th July 2012, 14 years ago | 26

Should an Estate Agent / Letting Agent have Client Money Protection (CMP) insurance and do the General Public understand (or...

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Landlords face compulsory nationwide deposit protection

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st June 2012, 14 years ago | 1

The countdown to nationwide tenant deposit protection is on as Scotland joins the scheme already running in England and Wales...

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It’s love not war between landlords and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Deposit protection keeper Steve Harriott is promoting a love-in between landlords and tenants over the myth that they are constantly...

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Comparing Tenancy Deposit Protection Costs for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2012, 14 years ago | 8

As a new tenancy deposit protection scheme opens for business, some landlords may be confused over the costs and benefits...

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Further Warnings to Landlords about Tenants Deposit Protection

Author: Mary Latham

9th December 2011, 14 years ago | 24

Following my blog The Devil is in the Detail, I want to pass on some information that will help landlords...

Frivolous it might be but I don’t fall out with my tenants because…..

Author: Mary Latham

28th November 2011, 14 years ago | 23

There have been some really interesting comments on the EU Trying To Kill Buy To Let – sign the petition...

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The Boomerang Effect for Landlords?

Author: Mary Latham

7th October 2011, 15 years ago | 21

“Respect seems to be like a boomerang in the sense that you must send it out before it will come...

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Are the Tenancy Deposit Bodies Biased Toward Tenants?

Author: Frazer Fearnhead

3rd June 2011, 15 years ago | 10

Why the legislation was introduced- According to the last Labour government, a significant number of landlords were abusing their position...

New tenant deposit dispute guidelines for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords and tenants locked in disputes over keeping rental deposits can take advice about negotiating a settlement from a new...