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Why It's Time for a Single Government-Run Tenancy Deposit Scheme

4 March 2025

A single government-run tenancy deposit scheme could simplify renting for tenants and landlords alike, cutting through confusion, improving enforcement, and ensuring fairness in the rental market—so why hasn’t it happened yet? Read more »

Tenants Win Over £10k In Rent Repayment Case: 160C Muswell Hill Road, London N10 3NG

1 March 2025

Find out how tenants at this address won over £10k in their rent repayment order tribunal against their landlord for an unlicensed HMO. Read more »

Introducing The League Of Landlords

19 February 2025

Find the best and worst landlords in your area with our new League Of Landlords which ranks landlords from best to worst in the top U.K. towns and cities. Read more »

2024 Renters Pulse Q4 Survey Results

28 January 2025

Marks Out Of Tenancy has conducted our sixth survey taking the pulse of tenants across the UK to see how they’ve felt during October, November and December 2024. Click through to read some of the surprising and unsurprising results. Read more »

How Can Local Authorities Identify Single Person Council Tax Fraud

27 January 2025

Single person council tax fraud costs councils millions of pounds a year. Find out how our data services can help local authorities can identify it. Read more »

How Can Local Councils Find More Unlicensed HMOs?

23 January 2025

Discover more about our OccupID data service that helps local authorities find more unlicensed HMOs. Read more »

What’s The Best Way For Local Councils To Find Overcrowded Properties?

21 January 2025

Find out more about our OccupID data service and how it can help local councils find more overcrowded properties. Read more »

New Ways Local Authorities Are Finding Empty Homes To Fight The Housing Crisis

10 January 2025

We've developed a system to help local councils to find empty homes. Read our insights to find out how it works. Read more »

Tenant Friendly Gift Guide: Present Ideas For People Who Live In Rented Homes

3 December 2024

Tenant-friendly Christmas gift ideas designed to be thoughtful, practical, and considerate of the unique challenges and limitations that come with renting a home. These gifts focus on enhancing their living experience, adding comfort and style, and ensuring they fit seamlessly into a rented space. Read more »

What Rent Repayment Order Data Means for Renters

18 November 2024

We’ve been digging deep into Rent Repayment Orders (RROs) from 2022 to mid-2024. To do this, we scanned thousands of decision PDFs from multiple First Tier Tribunals (FTTs) across the country. Here are our findings. Read more »