Tag: Deposit Protection

Agent went bust without protecting client deposit!

Author: Readers Question

20th February 2024, 3 years ago | 9

Hello, my agent (a company, so no chance of getting anything back) went bust without protecting my tenant’s deposit. I...

What’s the legal course for a tenant who wasn’t given a proper legal contract?

Author: Readers Question

1st December 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Hello, I am a new landlord. I have learnt from a prospective tenant in Wales that the current landlord has...

Capita TDP to be taken over by MyDeposits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2013, 13 years ago | 7

The Capita TDP (Tenancy Deposit Protection scheme) has been closed to accepting new deposits since the 14th of September this...

Has Capita thrown in the towel on Tenancy Deposit Protection?

Author: Mark Alexander

30th September 2013, 13 years ago | 5

Capita Tenancy Deposit Protection is no longer accepting new deposits with effect from 14th September 2013. Any deposits registered with the scheme...

End of Tenancy Deposit Issues – Tenant Requests Advice From Landlords

Author: Readers Question

24th September 2013, 13 years ago | 6

Hi All, I realise this is primarily a landlords site, however nothing like hearing it from you on what will...

Landmark Case Shows Scottish Landlords Must Take Deposit Protection Seriously

Author: John Gell

3rd September 2013, 13 years ago | 0

A recent case in Edinburgh Sheriff Court saw a landlord who had failed to protect his tenant’s deposit fined £3,450. ...

Ex tenant problems

Author: Readers Question

27th August 2013, 13 years ago | 66

To condense the issues here goes…  Tenant on AST which ran into periodic for some two months Tenant leaves no...

Tenant Referencing Using Common Sense

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd August 2013, 13 years ago | 23

Common sense tenant referencing was pretty much the only option available when I first became a landlord and started letting property...

How ADR works in tenancy deposit disputes

Author: Mary Latham

15th August 2013, 13 years ago | 11

After sharing in discussions on two separate threads (links below) I realise that there is some misunderstanding about how Tenancy...

Retaliatory eviction – possibility of civil litigation?

Author: Anon 68

12th August 2013, 13 years ago | 74

We’re a professional couple with a limited company which provides a technology solution to the NHS. It suits our circumstances...

How to help bring about changes to legislation post “Superstrike”

Author: Mary Latham

6th August 2013, 13 years ago | 15

One of the things that are uppermost in landlords’ minds at the moment is the concern that we are vulnerable...

Professional Inventories for Landlords – the devil is in the detail

Author: Mark Alexander

5th August 2013, 13 years ago | 4

There have been several discussions here about inventories, why they are necessary and which is the best software to use...

NLA warns landlords of “no win no fee” deposit protection lawyers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Speaking recently on BBC Radio 4 Carolyn Uphill, Chairman of the National Landlords Association (NLA) warned landlords to ensure their...

Updated guidance on Superstrike Deposit Protection case

Author: Mark Alexander

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The four tenancy deposit protection scheme providers have collectively issued guidance notes following the Court of Appeal ruling in the...

Guidance from tenancy deposit protection schemes following the Superstrike Ltd. vs Rodrigues Court of Appeal case

Author: Mark Alexander

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 26

The four tenancy deposit protection scheme providers have collectively issued guidance notes following the Court of Appeal ruling in the...

Is this “The DSS Landlords Ultimate Letting Package”?

Author: Mark Alexander

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Letting Supermarket have launched a new scheme which they have labelled “The DSS Landlords Ultimate Letting Package”.  The package includes:-...

Private Rented Sector Review – Conclusions and recommendations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2013, 13 years ago | 7

The Private Rented Sector Review conclusions and recommendations published by the Communities and Local Government Committee: Simplifying regulation 1.  We recommend...

Rent2Rent contracts – if you’re going to do it do it right ….

Author: Mark Alexander

5th July 2013, 13 years ago | 23

Rent2Rent companies are using the wrong letting contracts Whilst I have never been a fan of the Rent2Rent strategy I...

Deposit Protection – look out landlords, the vultures are circling

Author: Mark Alexander

28th June 2013, 13 years ago | 36

ALL landlords and letting agents need to know that the “no win no fee” vultures are out to get you....

Letting Agent has left us out of pocket

Author: Readers Question

25th June 2013, 13 years ago | 15

We had been using a Letting Agent to manage a property we own. The tenants were there for 16 months,...

Choosing the wrong letting agent could cost YOU thousands!

Author: terry lucking

21st June 2013, 13 years ago | 5

It’s devastating when you put your trust and faith into a letting agency, you pay them a monthly management fee; and...