Wales Landlord Guidance
Deposits and Tenancy Deposit Schemes
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Duties on the Manager of an HMO
Licensing of Private Rented Properties
Planning Control and Building Regulations
Start of a Tenancy
Sub-letting/Assigning Tenancies
Succession Rights and Rights of Survivorship
Providing Furniture, Fixtures, Appliances and Inventories
Deposits and Tenancy Deposit Schemes
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Tenant References and Guarantors
Immigration Act and Right to Rent
During the Tenancy
Ending a Tenancy
Practical Tips for a Pain-Free End of Tenancy Handover
What to Do if the Tenancy Is to Continue
Landlord Wants Tenant to Leave
Powers and Duties of District Judges
Absolute Orders or Suspended (Postponed) Orders
Applying to Court for Possession - Standard Procedure
Applying to Court for Possession - Accelerated Procedure
After the Court Order - and Eviction
Applying to the Court for Rent Arrears Only
Contractual or Common Law Tenancies
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The decision of Northwood (Solihull) Ltd v Fearn & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 40 has been handed down, and it's good ...
Where a deposit has not been protected within 30 days of being received, the only way a section 21 can then be ...
An interesting case has been published on the Nearlylegal blog about tenancy deposit prescribed information ...
Please note, this checklist applies to WALES. For England, please see here.
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 ...
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Forms
Notice to Tenant Before DPS Single Claim Made
Product Code: F049
Under Schedule 10, Paragraph 4A(4)(a) Housing Act 2004 (as amended by The Housing (Tenancy ...
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 ...
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 ...
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)
Hi. Tenant owes 2 months rent. I have served a section 21 and 8 and the tenant has now vacated the property still owing the rent saying to give her a few more days to pay it. (more…)
Our tenants just moved out
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I have received a retaining fee which will turn into the deposit when the prescribed ...
08/02/2019 8:00 pm
I manage a property for a landlord client who has sold the property to another landlord client. The deposit is held in the DPS custodial scheme. Do I need to ...
13/10/2019 12:48 pm
Hi guildy, filling out an AST, the tenant moving in has applied to Caerphilly council for the deposit and first months rent off them and the council are paying it ...
Joint tenants in month three of a six month AST (using your tenancy agreement). Small child and dog. Deposit was paid by Tenant B's mother, who is noted as the relevant person (deposit is with ...