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#ExpertView: The Christmas Clean-up

This week on #ExpertView, our Director of Dispute Resolution, Michael Morgan, discusses a recent case involving pine needles left over...

#ExpertView: Sustainable energy charity receives funding to help South West landlords

The Bristol-based Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) has received £14,050 funding from the TDS Charitable Foundation to develop a project...

#ExpertView: Tessa's 2017 Tips for Landlords - 9. Dealing with tenants who don't pay rent

Tenants who don’t pay their rent are the number one problem for landlords. Even if you are investing in property...

#ExpertView: How do we stamp out damp, condensation and mould in the PRS?

Property expert Kate Faulkner discusses the need to stamp out damp in the private rental sector. Kate believes that the lettings...

#ExpertView: What is the TDS Charitable Foundation?

With 9 rounds and 38 funded projects under its belt, the TDS Charitable Foundation has been working to advance education about...

#ExpertView: Tessa's 2017 Tips for Landlords - 8. Viewings and inspections during the tenancy

So, your tenants are in place, they appear to be happy and paying their rent. What happens now? Principally, you should...

#ExpertView: How to evidence a verbal agreement

This week on #ExpertView our Director of Dispute Resolution, Michael Morgan, discusses the importance of evidencing a verbal agreement. Ensure anything...

#ExpertView: Kate Faulkner and TDS launch report into conflicts in the PRS

Property expert Kate Faulkner says conflicts arise through poor communication and a lack of knowledge of where responsibilities lie. Kate advocates...

#ExpertView: TDS Foundation awards 94k towards improving PRS

The Charitable Foundation of TDS, the UK’s leading deposit protection scheme made £94,054.94 in awards in latest round...

#ExpertView: New guide from TDS simplifies busiest day of the year

Peak day six times busier than normal New guide makes end of tenancies easier for landlords, agents and tenants With the annual...

#ExpertView: Tessa's 2017 Tips for Landlords - 7. Your Tenancy Agreement and how it can help you

Your tenancy agreement is a very important document. Not so much because it creates the tenancy – you don’t actually...