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Tenant's guide to deposit protection schemes - your deposit, information landlords must provide, disputes and advice.
Your landlord must put your deposit in a government-approved tenancy…
Once your landlord has received your deposit, they have 30 days to tell…
Contact a tenancy deposit scheme (TDP) if you’re not sure whether your…
If there’s a dispute over a deposit Your tenancy deposit protection (TDP)…
You can get more help and advice from: your local Citizens Advice office a…
Using deposit protection schemes - the official schemes, information you must give tenants, what happens if you do not protect a deposit, disputes and advice
You must place your tenants’ deposit in a tenancy deposit protection (TDP)…
Within 30 days of getting their deposit, you must tell your tenants: the…
Your tenants can apply to a county court if you do not use a tenancy…
Use your tenancy deposit protection (TDP) scheme’s free dispute resolution…
You must join a client money protection scheme if you're a property agent in the private rented sector in England and you hold clients' money.
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This research investigates the use of data from Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDP) scheme providers, to estimate the number of dwellings that have tenancies with a secure deposit held, for different geographies in England. The three scheme providers are Deposit Protection...
This booklet will help local housing authorities to obtain and use tenancy deposit information to identify private rented housing and landlords in their area.
Private renting as a tenant - repairs, rent increases and arrears, settling disputes, deposits and your rights and responsibilities.
A call for evidence on barriers tenants face providing a second deposit, asking views on innovative approaches to help tenants move more easily.
Includes right to rent checks, evicting tenants, tenancy agreements and deposit protection schemes
Documents related to the Tenant Fees Act, which sets out the government’s approach to banning letting fees paid by tenants in the private rented sector.
What to include in a tenancy agreement, different types of tenancy (including assured shorthold tenancy) and how to end a tenancy.
A tenancy agreement is a contract between you and a landlord - ending a tenancy, changing a tenancy, tenancy types and assured shorthold tenancies
Guidance for landlords who wish to gain possession of their property.
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