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#AskTDS: How can members access our resources – and why should they?

In this week’s #AskTDS, we tell members how they can access the wealth of resources TDS produces, what they can...

#AskTDS: My landlord is asking me to pay a deposit for the equivalent of 2 months' rent, can they do that?

In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer an tenant’s question, “My landlord is asking me to pay a deposit for the...

#AskTDS: "Should my letting agent have Client Money Protection (CMP)?"

In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a tenant’s question: “Should my letting agent have Client Money Protection (CMP)?” Tenants are right...

#AskTDS: What is a Statutory Declaration Form?

In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a tenant’s question; “What is a Statutory Declaration Form?” The world of renting can sometimes...

#AskTDS: How can I prepare for a void period over the Christmas break?

In this special, festive edition of AskTDS, we help tenants to make sure their Christmas isn’t ruined by preparing properties...

#AskTDS: "Who is responsible for damage caused by winter related problems?"

In this week’s #AskTDS blog, we answer the question: “Who is responsible for damage caused by winter related problems?” As we...

#AskTDS: "I want to decorate my house for Christmas, will this affect my deposit?"

In this #AskTDS blog, we answer a tenant’s question; I want to decorate my house for Christmas, will this affect...

#AskTDS: What happens if someone else pays my tenancy deposit?

In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a tenant’s question; “What happens if someone else pays my tenancy deposit?” The Tenancy Deposit...

#AskTDS: My guest spilt red wine on the carpet at my Halloween party, can my landlord deduct for this?

In this week’s #AskTDS, we address the nightmare situation of spilt red wine on the carpet at a Halloween party...

#AskTDS: "Devilish decor: will my landlord make deductions for damage caused by Halloween decorations?"

In this week’s #AskTDS, we answer a tenant’s question: “Will my landlord make deductions for damage caused by Halloween decorations?” Homeowners...

#AskTDS: “When I pay my tenancy deposit, who holds the money?”

In this week’s #AskTDS blog, our Assistant Director of Business Development, Debbie Davies, answers a tenant’s question: “When I pay...

#AskTDS: "How does tenancy deposit protection work?"

In this week’s #AskTDS, Michael Hill, Adjudicator and Executive Assistant at Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) answers the question of a...