Buy to Let Lender Backs Tenant Deposit Shake-Up
One in three renters have lost money from their deposits, while landlords and letting agents take too long to return the money at the end of a tenancy, says a new survey. Building society Nationwide is calling for a law change to help tenants find the cash to move...
Housing Minster Rejects Call for Cap on Buy to Let Deposits
Housing Minister Heather Wheeler has rejected a call for a cap of no more than four weeks’ rent on deposits on private rented homes. Labour’s Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey quizzed the minister about a deposit cap in a written question at Westminster. He asked...Checklist of what to do at the end of the tenancy
This entry is part 20 of 20 in the series Granting an Assured Shorthold TenancyWhen the tenancy has ended, the following should be considered: The notice to quit from tenant Ensure the notice to quit provided by the tenant is valid. As a quick guide, the notice may...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...
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