How to Serve Section 21 After Deposit Unprotected by Insurance Scheme

by guildy | 20 Feb 2017 | Possession, Tenancy Deposit

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...

Deposit Protection Fine For Letting Agent In Landmark Case

by guildy | 18 Jul 2016 | Deposits and Tenancy Deposit Schemes (England), Deposits and Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Wales), News

Letting agents who fail to protect tenant deposits for consumer landlords could face fines and a criminal prosecution following a landmark court case. Colvin Houston, a letting agent in Largs, Ayrshire, was fined £500 after pleading guilty to unfair trading by failing...

Deposit Prescribed Information and Company Signing

by guildy | 19 Apr 2016 | News, Tenancy Deposit

An interesting case has been published on the Nearlylegal blogabout tenancy deposit prescribed information requirements. The landlord was a company namely Manaquel Company Limited and the company granted an assured shorthold tenancy to Mr Bali. At some point during...

Tenancy Deposit Prescribed Information – Ayannuga v Swindells

by guildy | 4 Jun 2013 | Tenancy Deposit

We have already reported on the case Ayannuga v Swindells (2012) CA (Civ) 6 and in that article we promised to go slightly more in-depth with the case when we got a moment. As it turns out the summary was pretty close so we haven’t felt the need to rush this through....

The DPS to launch Insured Scheme alongside its Custodial Scheme

by guildy | 10 Oct 2012 | News, Tenancy Deposit

The Deposit Protection Service have announced that they have been granted approval by the government to run an insurance based deposit protection scheme in England and Wales. They currently run the only custodial based deposit protection scheme in England and Wales...