Supplemental Question
Dave, I posted the following response to your initial answer to my query about deposit protection fo

Best method of holding deposits
Im in the process of finding new tenants and have only had experience of DPS deposit holding. Does a

Deposit protection
Do you have any advice about which company to use for deposit protection? Do you have your own sche

Holding deposit
Hi All, some advice please. I recently advertised my property for rent, and included in the ad

How much deposit/rent in advance to take on a student let?
House will be empty July/Aug (charging half rent) but tenancy to run 1 Jul. Should the deposit and

Deductions from tenants deposit
Hello. A tenant moved out of a flat last month and the agent has his deposit. He had rented the flat

Dispute with ex-tenant
I let a property in March 2008 to a polish man on a 12 month assured tenancy. The tenancy was arran

Section 21 served, tenant moved out early but not paid the rent
We served a section 21 on a periodic tenant, the notice was served to expire on 5th May 2010. T

Rent in advance
As advised by the RLA, I have previously taken 2 months rent in advance and not taken a deposit from

Deposit or rent in advance
Hello could you please tell me if i should be charging my tenants rent in advance or taking a

The timing of s21
Can s21 be validly issued before the deposit is formally protected and certificate issued to the ten

Preparation of Claim to DPS
I am a Landlord preparing to claim a deposit lodged with the DPS. The tenant agreed I could kee

Deposit Claim
A tenant vacated a property and left it in a disgusting and unlettable condition. No real damage, ju

Deposits how much
Can anyone help please, How much deposit should I ask for if my rental is £538 a month what is

Utilities Bond instead of Tenancy Deposit (for student lets)?
We let HMO properties to students on joint ASTs (not room-by-room), but still prefer to keep

DPS arbitration
Hi, I am registered with the DPS and I have applied for their arbitration in a case where

Unpaid bills
If a tenent leaves my property without paying any gas/electric, water bils is it allowable to claim

trying to get a bond off previous letting agent
We have a landlord who came to us in January with two properties which were managed by a local agent

deposits not paid in to a scheme by previous director
A few month ago i took over a company who owns some 40 flats, the previous managment didn't pay

Tenants Deposit Scheme
i have forgotten to register a tenants deposit. Everything is okay with the tenancy. I wish to

Overseas Student tenant paying double deposit
5 students sharing a house on a shorthold tenancy agreement for 11 months. One of them is Dutch so

existing tenants deposit
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Deposit and previous Agent.
I am unhappy with my letting agent due to none forwarding of rent onto myself. I have made num

Refund of the tenancy deposit.
The enquiry is about a tenancy deposit protected by TDS The letting Agent that protected

Pay to get assured tenant out?
My tenant is on an assured tenancy cos of a mistake made by the agent. They have been in the proper

Late in Protecting Deposit.
Hi There, My Tenent is constantly late in paying his rent so when the 1 year AST was up in Jan

How do I get deposit transfered from agent to me so that i can manage my own property
I let my property out with a mangement agent. whom i am not satisfied with . firstly how can i check

Changing from the DPS to another deposit scheme
We will later this year have over 110 properties that we own and manage. We would like to know whic

Deposit Responsibilities for Landlords
After register my tenants deposit with DPS and informing them that I have done so, what else should

did not protect deposit
Hi, The tenant is 5 months in arrears in paying the additional expenses (they say they were not

Tenancy deposits.
Hello, i own 5 houses that i let to students on joint tenancy contracts in Bangor, Gwynedd. I h

Not in DPS
A number of my HMO properties are generating over £25k per year and are on common law tenancy agreem

Retension of Deposit in lieu of Rent & Claim against Tenants
My tenants have recently left my property. It is in a real mess - requires extensive cleaning, r

Deposit ?
Hi, I am a newbie in the landlord world and am a tad confused, is the tenancy deposit the same thing

Just purchased house with tenants
I have just brought a property at auction with tenants and the previous landlords solicitor advises

What do I do if an agent won't tell me which deposit scheme he's using?
One of the agents I'm using in the North East refuses to answer my questions regarding which ten

Deposit
We are just about to become new landlords for the first time, and would like to clarify where it wil

partial deposits
I have a six bedroom student let house, which one existing tenant and five new tenants have signed f

Tenant deposit dispute
I have been asked to get some advice for a friend who is a landlord. He did'nt register his tena

Tenancy Deposit
Hello I have a tenant who has been with me since December 2006. It is the same Assured Shorth

Tenancy Deposit - Bare Contract
I am just about to let out a property through letting agent with annual rental over £25,000. Howeve