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#ExpertView: Ten topics to help you become a better landlord (or letting agent)
In this week’s #ExpertView blog, Tessa Shepperson, founder of Landlord Law, provides ten tips for successful tenancies.
#AskTDS: "My landlord is claiming for cutting back a tree - can they do this?"
This article has been written in response to a tenant’s query: “My landlord is claiming for cutting back a tree - can they do this?”
#ExpertView: Time for a Spring clean
In this week’s #ExpertView, our Director of Dispute Resolution, Michael Morgan, goes through the latest updates for our Insured members.
#AskTDS: "Do I need to log keys in my inventory?"
This article has been written in response to a landlord’s query: “Do I need to log keys in my inventory?”
#ExpertView: The RLA marks 20 years
Starting with an initial membership of just 350 two decades ago, the Residential Landlords Association has developed into one of the country’s most important landlord bodies with more than 30,000 members today. Here Sally Walmsley, RLA communications manager, looks back at how it all began.
#AskTDS: "Should I let my tenant keep chickens in the garden?"
This article has been written in response to a landlord’s query: “Should I let my tenant keep chickens in the garden?”
#ExpertView: TDS Academy Foundation Course
A TDS member contacted us recently with a conundrum - how to give new staff members, some of whom were new to the lettings industry, a ‘crash course’ on tenancy deposit protection. So far so good – but they also wanted their colleagues to meet other letting agents and be able to compare experiences.
#AskTDS: "Why does TDS need a tenant's email address or mobile number?"
This article has been written in response to a tenant’s query: “Why does TDS need my email address or mobile number?”
#ExpertView: Tessa's 2018 Legal Changes series - 3. GDPR
GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation and is all about the new data protection rules coming into force in May.
#AskTDS: "What happens to undisputed deposit amounts?"
This article has been written in response to a letting agent’s query: “What happens to any undisputed deposit amounts?”