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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "My boiler stopped working over Christmas – Can I claim compensation from my deposit?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[TDS sometimes see enquires from a tenant that relates to a maintenance issue or defect in the property experienced during the tenancy. More specifically the enquiry we see most often is “My boiler stopped working and I had no heating or hot water - can I claim compensation?” this could come in response to a proposed deduction from the tenancy deposit by the landlord or letting agent.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Dec 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>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 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>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: “How can TDS help you switch?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Our #AskTDS blog series answers a tenant, landlord or agent’s question. This week, Patrick Kidney, Business Development Executive at Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), answers the question: “How can TDS help you switch?”
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: Renovating Without Permission]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This week on #ExpertView, our Director of Dispute Resolution, Michael Morgan, discusses a recent decision by an adjudicator on a case involving a tenant who renovated a property without their landlord’s permission, and sets out the reasoning behind the decision.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "My landlord is claiming for cutting back a tree - can they do this?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[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?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-my-landlord-is-claiming-for-cutting-back-a-tree-can-they/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: Time for a Spring clean]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In this week’s #ExpertView, our Director of Dispute Resolution, Michael Morgan, goes through the latest updates for our Insured members.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: The RLA marks 20 years]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/expertview-the-rla-marks-20-years/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "Should I let my tenant keep chickens in the garden?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a landlord’s query: “Should I let my tenant keep chickens in the garden?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-should-i-let-my-tenant-keep-chickens-in-the-garden/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: TDS Academy Foundation Course]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "Why does TDS need a tenant's email address or mobile number?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a tenant’s query: “Why does TDS need my email address or mobile number?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-why-does-tds-need-a-tenants-email-address-or-mobile/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "What happens to undisputed deposit amounts?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a letting agent’s query: “What happens to any undisputed deposit amounts?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-what-happens-to-undisputed-deposit-amounts/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "I’m a landlord – do TDS have to hold the deposit?”]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a landlord's query: "I'm a landlord - do TDS have to hold the deposit?"]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-im-a-landlord--do-tds-have-to-hold-the-deposit/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "Can I claim for redecoration if there is mould present at the end of the tenancy?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a landlord’s query: "Can I claim for redecoration if there is mould present at the end of the tenancy?"]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-can-i-claim-for-redecoration-if-there-is-mould-present/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: Will spilt wine lose me my deposit?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a tenant’s query: “My valentine spilt her wine during our romantic evening for Valentine’s Day and sadly the carpet in my property is white. Will this mean I lose my tenancy deposit?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-will-spilt-wine-lose-me-my-deposit/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "I want to raise a dispute, but my tenant is uncontactable - what should I do?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a landlord’s query: "I want to raise a dispute, but my tenant cannot be contacted - what should I do?"]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-i-want-to-raise-a-dispute-but-my-tenant-is-uncontactable/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: What tenants need to do to rent]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Property expert, Kate Faulkner, launches guide to help tenants conduct checks and research before taking on a rented property. The guide is the latest instalment in a series of reports into the private rented sector funded by the TDS Charitable Foundation.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/expertview-what-tenants-need-to-do-to-rent/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "My landlord raised a dispute, can I counterclaim?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a tenant’s query: "My landlord raised a dispute, can I counterclaim?"]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-my-landlord-raised-a-dispute-can-i-counterclaim/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "The value of my claim is more than the deposit - should I go to court instead?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a landlord’s query: “The value of my claim is more than the total amount of the deposit - should I take my tenant to court instead?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-the-value-of-my-claim-is-more-than-the-deposit-should-i/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "Does my deposit cover having a pet in the property?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a tenant’s query: “Does my deposit cover having a pet in the property?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-does-my-deposit-cover-having-a-pet-in-the-property/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#ExpertView: The Christmas Clean-up]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This week on #ExpertView, our Director of Dispute Resolution, Michael Morgan, discusses a recent case involving pine needles left over from a tenant’s Christmas tree and how a decision was reached by the adjudicator.]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/expertview-the-christmas-clean-up/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "My tenant is taking me to court - can TDS still adjudicate?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a landlord’s query: “My tenant is taking me to court over the return of the deposit, can TDS still adjudicate?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-my-tenant-is-taking-me-to-court-can-tds-still-adjudicate/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "My boiler stopped working over Christmas - can I claim compensation from my deposit?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a tenant’s query: “My boiler stopped working over Christmas and I was left without heating or hot water - can I claim compensation from my deposit?”]]></description>
			<link><![CDATA[https://custodial.tenancydepositscheme.com/news/blog/asktds-my-boiler-stopped-working-over-christmas-can-i-claim/]]></link>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[#AskTDS: "How can I ensure my property is winter ready?"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[This article has been written in response to a landlord’s query: “I want to send my contractor to my rental property to carry out a winter inspection. How can I ensure my property is winter ready?"]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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