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#AskTDS: "Can I hold my tenant's deposit?"

In this week’s #AskTDS blog, we answer a popular question from landlords, “can I hold my tenant’s deposit?” Types of deposit...

#AskTDS: "What happens if I don't protect my tenant's deposit?"

This week, Debbie Davies, Assistant Director of Business Development at Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), answers a question we often...

#AskTDS: Can I use a pet clause to protect against damage caused by pets?

In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a landlord’s question, “can I use a pet clause to protect against damage caused...

#AskTDS: "What happens to deposits if I buy/sell a tenanted property?"

In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a landlord’s question, “what happens to deposits if I buy/sell a tenanted property?” There...

#AskTDS: “If one tenant wants to move out, what happens to the shared tenancy deposit?”

In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a common question we receive from our landlord and tenant customers: “if one of...

#ExpertView: Landlord Best Practices for Utility Bills

In this week’s #ExpertView, John King, Head of Member Services at TDS, gives us some best practice tips for landlord...

#AskTDS: Where Can I Find the Prescribed Information?

In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a common question from landlords, “where can I find the Prescribed Information?” What is...

#AskTDS: “When should my landlord return my deposit?”

In this week’s #AskTDS we answer a tenant’s query: “When should my landlord return my deposit?” Law regarding returning tenancy deposits As...

#AskTDS: "What is the difference between professional and domestic cleaning?"

In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a common question that we hear from tenants: “what is the difference between...

#AskTDS: “What are my responsibilities as a landlord when my tenant moves out and a new one moves in?"

In this week’s #AskTDS, we address a landlord’s question of what responsibilities they have when one tenant leaves a property...

#AskTDS: Does the deposit need to be re-protected when the tenancy turns periodic?

In this week’s AskTDS, we answer a popular landlord query, “does the deposit need to be re-protected when the tenancy...

#AskTDS: “What should I do if there is a dispute with my tenant?"

In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a question asked regularly by landlords – “What should I do if there is...