Landlord no longer wishes to retain a deposit under a particular scheme
The below guidance deals with the situation where a landlord wishes to no longer retain a deposit under a scheme “during the tenancy”. This has nothing to do with when the tenancy has ended. Custodial Scheme There is no provision within the Housing Act...
How to Serve Section 21 After Deposit Unprotected by Insurance Scheme
Here we look at the situation where the deposit was originally protected perfectly within 30 days with an insured scheme but was then un-protected by the scheme after the end of the term due to a failure by the landlord (or agent) to respond to a request for...
Dirty Homes Spark Record Number Of Deposit Disputes
Dirty houses and damage to furniture and fittings top landlord complaints to tenants who leave their buy to let homes in a mess. Landlords and tenants rowed about who should keep some or all of rent deposits in 28,100 cases last year, according to figures from the...
How To Calculate Fair Cleaning And Repair Costs – Betterment
Landlord and tenant disputes over damage and wear & tear to rental properties are often the source of heated disagreements. Rows erupt over the fairness of not returning deposits and who is responsible for paying for the costs of repairs. Resolving these...
Is authorising repayment by the DPS “returning the deposit in full”?
In Yeomans v Newell, Canterbury court 25 May 2016, the question arose as to whether a deposit is deemed returned in full for allowing a section 21 notice to be served where the deposit was not protected within appropriate time-scales or prescribed information not...
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