English Property Law
English Property Law |
In the UK, tenancy deposits are protected by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme:
An exception is deposits taken before 6 April 2007, before the relevant part of the Housing Act 2004 came into force. However, such deposits still have to be protected when the tenancy agreement is renewed. At the end of your tenancy, to recover your deposit, you will need to provide the scheme with certain information. |
Start of tenancyTenancy deposits are protected by Tenancy Deposit Schemes. The landlord is required to provide you with information about your deposit (the prescribed information) within 14 days of the commencement of your tenancy. When you receive this information, you can check online that your deposit is, in fact, enrolled in a scheme, and thus protected. Scheme-specificCheck which Tenancy Deposit Scheme you are enrolled in. If using…
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End of tenancyTo recover your deposit, check which Tenancy Deposit Scheme you are enrolled in. If using:
Checklist
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