Requesting holding deposit remove advert?

Landlord Discussion
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Hello,

I was wondering, if I request “holding deposit” from a potential tenant, will this remove my advert from zoopla, rightmove etc?

During the background checks process, I don’t want to only rely on this one tenant and want to ensure the advert is still visible to all other potential tenants.

Thanks in advance!

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Under the tenant fees act you cannot advertise the property for two weeks if you take a holding deposit https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/922898/Tenant_Fees_Act_2019_-_Guidance_for_landlords_and_agents.pdf

So either you don’t take a holding deposit and continue to advertise or your take a holding deposit and stop advertising for two weeks or sooner if you refund the

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