If you landlord is not returning your deposit and is making false claims to justify keeping your deposit it is worth checking if your deposit was ever properly protected in accordance with the laws introduced in 2008 to protect tenants' deposits.
The Law
Since April 2008, Landlords are required by law to protect your tenancy deposit with one of three government protection schemes within 30 days of you paying it. The three government deposit protection schemes are:
Not only must your deposit be protected within 30 days, the landlord also has to give you information about how your deposit is protected and information about the scheme in addition to other information set out in law. This information is called the "Prescribed Information." Your landlord must also give you the Prescribed Information within 30 days of receiving your deposit in addition to protecting your deposit.
Since April 2008, Landlords are required by law to protect your tenancy deposit with one of three government protection schemes within 30 days of you paying it. The three government deposit protection schemes are:
- The Deposit Protection Service
- The Tenancy Deposit Scheme,
- MyDeposits
Not only must your deposit be protected within 30 days, the landlord also has to give you information about how your deposit is protected and information about the scheme in addition to other information set out in law. This information is called the "Prescribed Information." Your landlord must also give you the Prescribed Information within 30 days of receiving your deposit in addition to protecting your deposit.
What happens if my landlord has broken the law?
If your landlord has broken the law in not protecting your deposit or not giving you the Prescribed Information within 30 days of you paying your deposit, you can make a claim against your landlord for between 1 - 3 times your deposit per breach.
Represent Law specializes in these claims against landlords and has run hundreds of these claims successfully.
If you would like to see if we can help you make a claim, please contact us below. We will not charge you anything for investigating your case. If you do have a claim we can explore option with you.
We also have a helpful FAQ page for further reading about your rights and what you can do.
If your landlord has broken the law in not protecting your deposit or not giving you the Prescribed Information within 30 days of you paying your deposit, you can make a claim against your landlord for between 1 - 3 times your deposit per breach.
Represent Law specializes in these claims against landlords and has run hundreds of these claims successfully.
If you would like to see if we can help you make a claim, please contact us below. We will not charge you anything for investigating your case. If you do have a claim we can explore option with you.
We also have a helpful FAQ page for further reading about your rights and what you can do.