Hands-up who likes doing check-in reports? These start-of-tenancy reports may not be the most popular of activities for the letting agent...
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![A Letting Agent's Guide to Avoiding Garden Disputes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_582283708.jpg)
As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...
25 March 2023
From: Features
![A letting agent’s guide to avoiding garden disputes](/upload/images/Site%20logos/__thumbs/Spring%20garden%20maintenance%20tips%20shutterstock_582283708.jpg/Spring%20garden%20maintenance%20tips%20shutterstock_582283708__399x147.jpg)
As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...
25 March 2023
From: Features
![Are Pre-Check-Out Reports Worth the Time and Effort?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
Most letting agents are already carrying out inspections for check-in and check-out reports (hopefully). Some are going further and conducting interim...
14 January 2023
From: Features
![Revealed - how to avoid disputes at the end of tenancies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/UnhappyTenants-400x310.png)
Letting agents and landlords who know how to avoid deposit disputes at the end of a tenancy can save time, money,...
15 October 2022
From: Features
![PropTech Today - why PropTech can be a blueprint for the new PM](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
The results are finally in, and to no-one’s surprise Liz Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental reform - why it'll make inventories more important than ever](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Surveyor-Tablet-400x310.jpg)
In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out why rental reform changes will make...
02 April 2022
From: Features
![Insider insight - what does a really good inventory actually involve?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out what a really good inventory should...
29 January 2022
From: Features
![Top industry company will run New Homes Ombudsman](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ten useful tools to aid end of tenancy deposit deductions](/img/default/eat.png)
The TDS annual review 2020 indicates that deposit disputes have remained low over the last year, at around 1%. This is...
24 April 2021
From: Features
![How can letting agents reduce deposit disputes?](/img/default/eat.png)
Deposit disputes can be time-consuming and difficult for all parties involved whether it be a letting agent, landlord, or tenant. Although at...
09 December 2020
From: Features
![Delivering a speedy end of tenancy deposit negotiation – the top tips](/img/default/eat.png)
Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...
10 November 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Is the deposit-free rental model a good idea?](/img/default/eat.png)
When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...
15 December 2018
From: Features
![Property Natter – why deposit protection schemes matter](/img/default/eat.png)
This week, as the title suggests, I turn my attentions to the world of deposit protection schemes. Landlords have been legally obliged...