England Landlord Guidance
Deposits and Tenancy Deposit Schemes
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When 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 not expire during the fixed term and their notice must be at least 4 weeks in length (one calendar month where the rent is monthly) and expire either the day before the rent is due or on the day the rent is due. No other date is acceptable.
The below guidance deals with the situation where a landlord wishes to no longer retain a deposit under a scheme ...
Here we look at the situation where the deposit was originally protected perfectly within 30 days with an insured ...
Landlord and tenant disputes over damage and wear & tear to rental properties are often the source of heated ...
In Yeomans v Newell, Canterbury court 25 May 2016, the question arose as to whether a deposit is deemed returned in
Where a tenancy deposit has been paid in connection with an assured shorthold tenancy and in order to be able to ...
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Forms
Tenancy Deposit Prescribed Information
When a landlord receives a deposit in connection with an assured shorthold tenancy, prescribed information must be ...
Confirmation Certificate for Deposit Protection Service
Product Code: F033
If a person pays a deposit on behalf of a tenant (for example a parent), they are known as a ...
Notice Asking Tenant If Agrees With Landlord Claiming Deposit
Product Code: F049
Under Schedule 10, Paragraph 4A(4)(a) Housing Act 2004 (as amended by The Housing (Tenancy ...
Agreement to Return Deposit with Deductions
Product Code: F053
If a deposit was taken after 6 April 2007, it must be protected. After 6 April 2012, where a ...
Return Deposit With Deductions
Product Code LT091
After a tenancy has ended, sometimes the tenant may have caused damage or left with some rent
Return Deposit in Full Without Deductions
Product Code LT090
This letter template is for when a landlord is returning a deposit to a tenant in full ...
Letter to DPS After Single Claim Application Refused – Court Order
Product Code LT099
With the custodial tenancy deposit scheme run by the Deposit Protection Service (DPS) it is ...
Questions and Answers (for this topic and country)
How do we join and pay into Deposit protection Service?
Hi,
I've just done an inspection. One of the bathrooms hasn't been cleaned in 6 months and the silicon seals in the shower tray are black and mouldy. The other 4 bathrooms have been well ...
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One of our existing Landlords has just purchased a new property which is currently let out. The previous landlord had them on a basic AST and took deposits which have been paid into ...
Hi I have tenants in a property that The local council paid their deposit.
Its was not a bond but a transfer of money, at the end of the tenancy we are to return back to council not the tenants. ...
there are so many technicalities coming into play with deposit protection that i feel i should avoid it altogether where I can. this means not taking a deposit. instead, I feel taking 2 months ...
Our tenants just moved out
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