Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN HL1707

Letting Agents

Tabled: 6 July 2026

Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what checks are required, if any, before a letting agency is admitted to a government approved property redress scheme or tenancy deposit protection scheme; whether they consider those checks are sufficient to prevent fraud

Answer

Letting agents and property managers in England are required to belong to a government-approved redress scheme. Landlords or agents who take a deposit in relation to an assured periodic tenancy must protect it in a government-approved tenancy deposit prot...

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