Please note: for cases after 6 April / 6 May 2012 this can no longer be relied upon   Gladehurst Properties Ltd v Hashemi & Anor [2011] EWCA Civ 604 (19 May 2011) We now have a further court of appeal ruling on deposit protection, in particular can an ex-tenant make an application for 3 times deposit once a tenancy has ended. Although at first glance, the outcome of this case may seem good news for landlords, I wonder if this is very...

Please note: for cases after 6 April / 6 May 2012 this can no longer be relied upon   Potts v Densley & Anor [2011] EWHC 1144 (QB) Thanks again to the Painsmith blog for this one. Background The landlord granted the tenant a tenancy of 12 months from 12 May 2007. A deposit of £1,500.00 was paid and duly registered by the landlords managing agent with the tenancy deposit scheme (Dispute Service). In 2009, the landlord and tenant agreed...

Court of Appeal Tiensia v Vision Enterprises Ltd (t/a Universal Estates) and between Honeysuckle Properties v Fletcher [2010] EWCA Civ 1224 (11 November 2010). Please note: for cases after 6 April / 6 May 2012 this can no longer be relied upon Conjoined Court of Appeal case. As long as a landlord protects a deposit before any hearing in relation to the 3 x deposit compensation, the landlord will avoid that penalty. However, leaving it this late...