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#AskTDS: "Devilish decor: will my landlord make deductions for damage caused by Halloween decorations?"
In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a tenant’s question: "Will my landlord make deductions for damage caused by Halloween decorations?"
#ExpertView: Tackling England's Empty Homes
Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) partner organisation, Propertymark is a core member of a coalition for community investment formed by the charity Empty Homes, which launched in July 2018, and aims to combat the waste of long-term empty homes across England through community investment. Emily Carter, Policy and Campaigns Officer at Propertymark, explains.
#AskTDS: "Does my tenant's deposit cover unpaid utility bills?"
In this week’s #AskTDS blog, we answers a landlord’s question: “Does my tenant’s deposit cover unpaid utility bills?”
#ExpertView: The tenant’s guide to ending a tenancy
John King, Tenancy Deposit Scheme’s (TDS) Director of Customer Services, gives tenants advice on best practice for ending a tenancy.
#AskTDS: "When I pay my tenancy deposit, who holds the money?"
In this week’s #AskTDS blog, our Assistant Director of Business Development, Debbie Davies, answers a tenant’s question: “When I pay my tenancy deposit, who holds the money?”
#ExpertView: Leaf it out - Autumn adjudication case study
In this week’s #ExpertView, Michael Hill, an Adjudicator at Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) outlines a dispute around the outdoor areas of a property being affected by autumnal weather.
#AskTDS: "Can landlords attend TDS Academy workshops?"
This week, our Director of Dispute Resolution and host of TDS Academy events, Michael Morgan, answers a landlords’ question: “Can landlords attend TDS Academy workshops?”
#ExpertView: Meet the TDS Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) team
Along with the protection of tenancy deposits, a key role of Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) is to provide free and impartial dispute resolution.
Our Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) team work tirelessly with tenants, agents and landlords to compile evidence and cases before they go to adjudication. In today’s #ExpertView blog, we meet two members of the team, Wafaa O’Sullivan and Sarah Gaughran.
#AskTDS: "Why has TDS been shortlisted for the Negotiator Awards?"
Since the shortlist was announced, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has been asked what lead to it being included. In this week’s #AskTDS, Debbie Davies, Assistant Director of Business Development, answers that question.
#ExpertView: Kate Faulkner discusses the release of her latest report
Following the publication of her latest report, commissioned by the TDS Charitable Foundation, property expert Kate Faulkner outlines what lessons landlords should take from it.