A new report calling on the government to change the way
to the deposit system is run in the private rented sector has found that the
average renter loses over £300 per tenancy. As part of the report, polling by
YouGov has shown that 43% of renters would support a system of deposit
replacement insurance with a small cost rather than the current system of
tenants paying large upfront deposits. Forcing tenants to pay large up-front deposits
mean many people struggle to move between properties. They also lose out on
accruing interest on their money which instead is retained by their landlord or
letting agency, and often face a real struggle to receive their money back.
Read more on 24housing.
England’s housing courts at breaking point as renters battle no-fault
evictions
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Courts said to be ‘overloaded’ as landlords sell properties and tenants
with nowhere to go try to delay evictions
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