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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: “How do I return the deposit to students leaving a property?”]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a landlord’s question; “How do I return a deposit to students leaving a property at the end of a tenancy?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-how-do-i-return-the-deposit-to-students-leaving-a/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: Will the Tenant Fees Act have any impact on tenancy deposit protection?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS, we explain the impact of the Tenant Fees Act on deposits and whether there are any changes our members need to be mindful of.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-will-the-tenant-fees-act-have-any-impact-on-tenancy/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: How can members access our resources – and why should they?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS, we tell members how they can access the wealth of resources TDS produces, what they can find out, and why these resources are important.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-how-can-members-access-our-resources--and-why-should/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: What is the difference between TDS Insured and TDS Custodial?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer the question “what is the difference between TDS Insured and TDS Custodial?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-what-is-the-difference-between-tds-insured-and-tds/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: RSPCA: “Why landlords should allow tenants with pets”]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #ExpertView, The RSPCA tells us why it believes landlords should allow tenants with pets and what the incoming Deposit Cap could mean for pet deposits.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/expertview-rspca-why-landlords-should-allow-tenants-with-pets/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: What is a Statutory Declaration Form?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a tenant’s question; “What is a Statutory Declaration Form?” ]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-what-is-a-statutory-declaration-form/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: “Why should I join TDS?”]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS, Kelly Wallace, Senior Business Development Executive at TDS, answers a letting agent’s question: “Why should I join TDS?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-why-should-i-join-tds/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: How TDS is helping to reduce deposit disputes]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The overwhelming majority of tenancies end amicably, but sometimes disputes do happen. In this week’s #ExpertView, TDS Adjudicator Michael Hill explains how TDS is working to prevent disputes. ]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/expertview-how-tds-is-helping-to-reduce-deposit-disputes/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: “I am about to renew my tenant's tenancy, how will it affect the tenancy deposit?”]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a landlord’s question of how renewing the current tenancy with his tenants will affect his tenant’s deposit.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-i-am-about-to-renew-my-tenants-tenancy-how-will-it/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: Eight winter property care tips]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #ExpertView, Victoria Barker, Communications Officer at Residential Landlords Association (RLA), shares her top tips for looking after your rental property during the winter months. ]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/expertview-eight-winter-property-care-tips/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: Can I claim for damage caused at a New Year’s Eve party?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS, we address the aftermath of a new year’s eve party and answer a landlord’s question: “Can I claim for damage caused at a New Year’s Eve party?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-can-i-claim-for-damage-caused-at-a-new-years-eve-party/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: New Year tenancy resolutions]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[New Year’s resolutions are often hard to stick to, but if you’re going to maintain one in 2019, make it our best practice for ending a resolution that could see you receive your full tenancy deposit back in your pocket.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/expertview-new-year-tenancy-resolutions/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: TDS' CEO, Steve Harriott, looks back at TDS' performance in 2018]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[As 2018 draws to a close, in this week’s #ExpertView, TDS Chief Executive Officer, Steve Harriott, takes a look back at how TDS performed. ]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/expertview-tds-ceo-steve-harriott-looks-back-at-tds-performance/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "My tenant used the pine tree in the back garden as a Christmas tree, can I deduct for this?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week's #AskTDS, we answer a landlord's question: "My tenant used the pine tree in the back garden as a Christmas tree, can I deduct for this?"]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-my-tenant-used-the-pine-tree-in-the-back-garden-as-a/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "Who is responsible for damage caused by winter related problems?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS blog, we answer the question: “Who is responsible for damage caused by winter related problems?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-who-is-responsible-for-damage-caused-by-winter-related/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "I want to decorate my house for Christmas, will this affect my deposit?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this #AskTDS blog, we answer a tenant’s question; I want to decorate my house for Christmas, will this affect my deposit?]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-i-want-to-decorate-my-house-for-christmas-will-this/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: I'm taking over management from my letting agent, do I need to re-protect my tenancy deposit?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this #AskTDS blog, we answer a landlord’s question; I'm taking over management from my letting agent, do I need to re-protect my tenancy deposit?]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-im-taking-over-management-from-my-letting-agent-do-i/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: What happens if someone else pays my tenancy deposit?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a tenant’s question; “What happens if someone else pays my tenancy deposit?”
]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-what-happens-if-someone-else-pays-my-tenancy-deposit/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: My tenant cut down a tree in back garden to use for bonfire fire night - can I deduct for this?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a landlord’s question; “My tenant cut down a tree in back garden to use for bonfire fire night - can I deduct for this?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-my-tenant-cut-down-a-tree-in-back-garden-to-use-for/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: My guest spilt red wine on the carpet at my Halloween party, can my landlord deduct for this?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS, we address the nightmare situation of spilt red wine on the carpet at a Halloween party and answer the question “Can my landlord deduct for this?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-my-guest-spilt-red-wine-on-the-carpet-at-my-halloween/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: Trick or treat - How does the ‘deposit use clause’ work?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS, we lift the mask on the scary-sounding deposit use clause after a tenant asked us: “How does the deposit use clause work?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-trick-or-treat-how-does-the-deposit-use-clause-work/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: Meet the technology team]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In order to provide the best possible level of customer service as well as advice and information to tenants, landlords and agents, TDS ensures that our online systems are of the highest standard. 

To achieve this, our technology team works hard to ensure that the service desk, deposit registration system and all other IT operations run smoothly. In today’s #ExpertView blog we meet two members of the team, Nicola Hathaway and Abigail Davis-Fletcher.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/expertview-meet-the-technology-team/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "Does my tenant's deposit cover unpaid utility bills?" ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #AskTDS blog, we answers a landlord’s question: “Does my tenant’s deposit cover unpaid utility bills?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-does-my-tenants-deposit-cover-unpaid-utility-bills/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: The tenant’s guide to ending a tenancy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[John King, Tenancy Deposit Scheme’s (TDS) Director of Customer Services, gives tenants advice on best practice for ending a tenancy. ]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/expertview-the-tenants-guide-to-ending-a-tenancy/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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