Tag: Tenant Deposit

Debt greater than deposit paid to us?

Author: Readers Question

22nd January 2026, 3 months ago | 7

Hello readers: Is it acceptable for us to chase an ex-tenant for rent, damaged items and cleaning bills after the...

Rent with no income but large savings?

Author: Readers Question

18th December 2025, 4 months ago | 23

Hi, I understand the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 outlaws rent in advance? I know of a tenant who is cash-rich...

The facts challenge misconception that landlords routinely withhold deposits unfairly

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2025, 8 months ago | 2

New data released by mydeposits, shared with and in part produced by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government...

TDS sent deposit to agent no longer trading?

Author: Readers Question

14th April 2025, 1 year ago | 7

The Letting agent I used contacted me to inform me he was selling his business to another letting agent. He...

Judge strikes out possession claim over original deposit?

Author: Readers Question

13th January 2025, 1 year ago | 21

Hi Guys, I am wondering if you are able to help with this situation: I signed a tenancy agreement back...

Should I formally allow rent arrears to be paid out of deposits?

Author: Readers Question

23rd October 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hi Everyone, What’s the best way to converge on market rents? I have good tenants of several years standing, in...

Buying a flat where the deposit has not been protected?

Author: Readers Question

24th June 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hi all. I’ve been offered a flat where the tenants have been renting for more than 3 years on a...

Does holding deposit start 30 day deposit clock?

Author: Readers Question

18th June 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Protecting a deposit in real life, is not something most legal professionals would have likely ever done. Their interpretation of...

Over 80 days to reclaim deposit?

Author: Readers Question

15th March 2024, 2 years ago | 13

After a year of waiting for legal repossession, I have up to another 80 + days before I can access...

TDS simplifies tenant deposit protection with API integration

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has announced a groundbreaking API integration to revolutionise the deposit registration process, enhancing efficiency and...

High agency fees when terminating property management contract?

Author: Readers Question

30th January 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hello, We signed a contract with an agency for them to manage our relationship with the tenants back in 2019....

Tenant’s deposit not registered by agent?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2023, 2 years ago | 4

Hello, Where does the landlord stand from the legal point on the following scenario? Tenant paid deposit when he moved...

Tenant claims deposit was given in cash?

Author: Readers Question

14th February 2023, 3 years ago | 33

We are in dispute with a tenant that upped and left over a mouse in the house. That’s another story....

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It’s love not war between landlords and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Deposit protection keeper Steve Harriott is promoting a love-in between landlords and tenants over the myth that they are constantly...

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Localism and Tenancy Deposits

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

3rd January 2012, 14 years ago | 7

As regular readers of P118 will know, the rocky road of tenancy deposits was pretty much a farce from its...

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Further Warnings to Landlords about Tenants Deposit Protection

Author: Mary Latham

9th December 2011, 14 years ago | 24

Following my blog The Devil is in the Detail, I want to pass on some information that will help landlords...

How landlords can improve their chances in a dispute

Author: This article was written by guest author - Association of Independent Inventory Clerks

13th June 2011, 15 years ago | 3

The Tenant Deposit Scheme recently released shocking figures showing that only 19 per cent of disputes over tenants’ deposits are...

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Are the Tenancy Deposit Bodies Biased Toward Tenants?

Author: Frazer Fearnhead

3rd June 2011, 15 years ago | 10

Why the legislation was introduced- According to the last Labour government, a significant number of landlords were abusing their position...

New tenant deposit dispute guidelines for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords and tenants locked in disputes over keeping rental deposits can take advice about negotiating a settlement from a new...