The Deposit Protection Service and industry supplier Tenant Shop have announced they will collaborate.
They say the intention is to “make life easier for agents and save tenants money”.
Tenant Shop provides letting agents with a notification and management software platform that aims to reduce their workload and paperwork.
Its system also aims to make moving home simpler for tenants by finding them the best deals on insurance, TV and broadband packages as well as energy providers and then switching them to their preferred deal.
Tenant Shop’s system also notifies local councils and utility suppliers of new and vacating tenants, helping to prevent ‘stray’ bills.
Julian Foster, DPS managing director, said: “We’re delighted to be working with Tenant Shop to explore ways in which we can make life for landlords and letting agents easier – as well as saving tenants money.
“Alongside protecting deposits, the DPS is keen to work with other key providers across the industry to raise standards and improve the experiences of our users.”
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Absolutely not, this will be an opt in offering to tenants. Information will only be exchanged if the tenant requests the service.
I have used this service via a letting agent and it was exactly the same, I choose if I wanted to use Tenant Shop or not.
Tenant Shop were very helpful.
I only used the energy service as I had sorted my internet and did not require insurance at that moment in time.
Why do these organizations feel they have a right to breach confidentiality and release information as they like. We have all had situations where the Data Protection Act is thrown at us even when it does not apply. All for commercial gain I have no doubt!