Tdsra

[Dingbat]

Anyone got any experience of using the Tenancy Deposit Scheme for Regulated Agents Dispute Service, and in particular their attitude to unsigned inventories, receipts/invoices and the lack thereof, and other pieces of not-so-great book keeping?

Do they tend to fall on the side of the tenant or the landlord? How do they compare with the courts?

[Paul_f]

Bookmark this www.tds.gb.com is the TDSRA website where you can obtain all the info.

They are a completely neutral body and membership will become compulsory next year for any landlord or agent who wants to hold the tenant's deposit in a clients account; at the moment it's voluntary - and the cost is about £380 per branch office/site.

If you're really interested there is a Lettings Forum jointly hosted by ARLA/NAEA on 23 June in Coventry and is open to everybody but you do have to pay; having said that it's excellent value! Lawrence Greenberg, Director of TDSRA will be giving an update on what the requirements will be and when they are likely to take effect.