All three leaders of the three deposit schemes are due to attend a meeting on Thursday called by Generation Rent director Alex Hilton.
Eddie Hooker of Mydeposits, Kevin Firth of the Deposit Protection Service, and Steve Harriott of the Deposit Protection Scheme, have all agreed to go and meet Hilton at his bequest.
However DPS did reveal what is behind the meeting.
Asking to meet Firth, Hilton said the object of the meeting was “to discuss how deposits are protected under the Deposit Protection Service and to see how we could work together to improve tenancy deposit protection across the industry”.
Hilton is said to have called the meeting after the recent Channel 4 news item on tenants’ deposits. He apparently found issue with the way one case was dealt with, and wants to see that the same “flaw” is not replicated elsewhere.
Eye understands that although it may appear that the three scheme bosses have meekly agreed to the meeting, in reality they will present a united – and tough – front.
Comments (6)
I would have preferred that they ignored the jumped up little twerp.
Would love to see a follow-up on this story please Rosalind
Without regulation, without a policing of regulation, and without proper penalties – this is all just noise. Good agents comply; bad agents don't. Mr Hilton is a professional lobbyist with a strong following – however many of the 'facts' he shares with the public are simply wrong.
It's hard enough to promote consumer awareness as it is without adding in disinformation.
Who is this man and what are his credentials. As an Industry already beset by regulation, when the vast majority of our working day is spent dealing with legislation who does he think he is to start making demands? No deposit protection scheme is perfect by any means but the vast majority of us our doing our best. If all letting Agents were qualified and regulated at least it would help both Landlords and Tenants to know where to go, I have been a member of ARLA for 30 years. The rogue Agents and Landlords just ignore the rules.
"Hilton is said to have found issue with how the DPS dealt with one case.."
Who the devil does this guy Hilton think he is ? Arthur Scargill ? (sorry, guess I'm showing my age). I trust the 3 deposit schemes who between them are responsible for BILLIONS of pounds of tenants' deposits will forcefully advise this interfering piece of work precisely where to shove his pitchfork.
Ooh argh.