The housing sector has been challenged to make a new voluntary system work, or see regulation.Private tenants who face problems getting their deposit back at the end of their tenancy will be the beneficiaries of a voluntary rent deposit scheme to hold the money in third-party safe-keeping. Organisations representing landlords and tenants are being invited to set the scheme up. 

1The Minister for the Cabinet Office, Jack Cunningham, says good regulation can help the jobless back into work.Speaking ahead of the Better Regulation White Paper due out later this year, he gave an outline of what the concept means.
He said regulations must be in clear and in simple language, they should be balanced, and implemented only after those affected have been consulted.