Letting Agents
Lords · Question HL1707 · Tabled 6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Thornhill
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
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 17 Jul 2026
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...