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#AskTDS: "TDS recently won the CSE Award, what is this?"
TDS’ #AskTDS blog series answers a tenant, landlord or agent’s question. This week, Josanne Leon, Head of HR at Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) answers the question: "TDS recently won the CSE Award, what is this?"
#ExpertView: Meet the TDS team
Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has a team of dedicated customer service professionals on hand to provide support to landlords, agents and tenants. In this week’s #ExpertView blog, Debbie Davies, TDS’ Assistant Director of Business Development, introduces some of the team.
#ExpertView: Landlord Legal Changes in 2018 - Rent Repayment Orders
In this week’s #ExpertView, Tessa Shepperson of Landlord Law discusses Rent Repayment Orders and the recent changes which can affect landlords and tenants.
Lifecycle of a Deposit Week with Property Tribes
Last week, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) featured in six articles spanning the majority of the week. Each day a new article was uploaded to show the full lifecycle of a deposit.
#AskTDS: The importance of keeping tenants' contact information up-to-date
The duration of a tenancy in the private rented sector can vary from several months to years. Longer tenancies can benefit both landlords and tenants alike as they can offer a stable home to the tenant and a secure income to the landlord. With these longer term tenancies, it is important to ensure that landlords and agents have a process in place to regularly update their tenants’ contact information as the longer the term of the tenancy, the more chance there is of tenants changing their phone numbers and email addresses.
#AskTDS: “What happens to deposits if I buy/sell a tenanted property?”
This article has been written in response to a landlord’s query: “What happens to deposits if I buy/sell a tenanted property?”
#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: 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?”