tenants deposit
can a letting agent withold tenants deposit after they have vacated the property until the agent is

When suing a landlord for not registering a deposit
I am a landlord, but am helping my partner sue his unscrupulous landlord for not registering his dep

Am I as landlord reponsible for a deposit?
One of the letting agents I have used has just gone bankrupt. The agents who have taken over his bu

alternative deposits for letting agreements above £25,000 pa
Hi Help desk What alternatives to deposits are there for tenancies above £25,000 pa apart from

TDSL complaint
Dear Help desk Some tenants are threatening to complain to TDSL with regard to my withholding b

TDS - true that lamndlords with an income of over 25k don't have to register?
In a bit of a panic as just read the RLA article on AST's in the magazine september/october. Is

Deposit Alternatives
Is it legal to ask for 2 months rent in advance instead of taking a deposit off someone. Kind R

advance rent should now be registered as a deposit in deposit scheme!
This is the advice given by Dave Absolom, the RLA legal adviser, in answer to a previous deposit que

PRESCRIBED INFORMATION ON CUSTODY DEPOSITS
I always protect my tenant's deposits by placing them in the custody scheme as soon as i receive

electrical goods within a property
A friend of mine has just given notice on a flat he has been in for 18 months - very good tenant

Deposit Found to be Unregistered by Deposit Protection Scheme
Dear Sirs, I attempted to register one of my tenants deposits (a modest £300) by sending off th

SUIING LANDLORD FOR NOT REGISTERING DEPOSIT
A friend (of a friend) of mine recently attempted to sue his landlord (after the tenancy had ended a

Section 8 Notice
As we are not members of a Tenancy Deposit Scheme, we used the following wording for the additional

Which Deposit Scheme?
When letting a number of properties and taking a deposit for each one, which is the best depos

TAKING PETS IN PROPERTY
Could anyone enlighten me as to the situation of allowing a pet and asking for an amount of money to

JUDGE OVERRULES LAW ON FINE FOR NON PROTECTION
A friend (of a friend) of mine recently attempted to sue his landlord (after the tenancy had ended a

GAS AND ELECTRIC METERS
TENANTS HAVE MOVED OUT OF A PROPERTY OWING MONEY TO SCOTTISH POWER FOR BOTH GAS AND ELECTRIC

Who regulates Inventory Companies?
We have had a company do a very shoddy job of our check-in report- I have made many complain

rent arrears
Tenants moved in 20 april 2009 there was no deposit and no money was paid for the first 8 weeks, the

Change Door Locks
I have a tenant who is refusing to pay rent, when he leaves the house could i enter my property and

CAN ONE OF YOU LOVELY PEOPLE PUT ME STRAIGHT PLEASE
My tenant had contract starting 1st august 2008 ending 11am 31st jan 2009.He wanted another contract

re change of payment dates on an asured shortold tenancy
We have a tenant who commenced a tenancy on the 12/1/2009 . He has recently changed his employm

Original Contracts
If we hand out an original tenancy agreement for a tenant to show to the council, and it is lost in

Delivering Prescribed Information Late
I was releived to read in one of your articles last year that you helped a landlord appeal against a

Original Contracts
If we hand out an original tenancy agreement for a tenant to show to the council, and it is lost in

Which is better? Landlord takes tenants to court or other way round?
I have problem tenants who are threatening to take me to court over a boiler timer issue (for which

CHECKING ON DATES FOR SECTION 21
TENANT STARTED TENANCY 10TH MARCH AND SECTION 21 GIVEN AT START. DATES ARE EXPIRES AFTER 9TH SE

Notice
A tenant has given one months notice but the tenancy agreement states that the notice required is tw

threatening behavour
i was called to a property i own by a neighbour reporting noise when i got there the tenant was out

ACCEPTABLE CHARGES FOR CLEANING HOUSE.
I am having to carry out house clean as my tenants have left the place dirty. i will have to sue the

Letting Agent Recommendation - North East
Hi We own a property in Sunderland and may need to change our letting agent. Can anyone recom

Deducting from deposits
I was wondering if there is a document or set of guidelines for landlords wanting to deduct for dama

broken drain
Hi All My tenant recently phoned me to say that her neighbours drains were blocked and the pipe

deposit
received deposit from tenant where do i put it?

BBC DOCUMENTARY - CAN YOU HELP?
The RLA PR team has received a request from a BBC documentary producer. Contact them direct or call

Tenants refusing to allow viewings during notice period
I have two tenants who are being very obstructive and not allowing viewings during their notice peri

Legal problem with letting agent
I do not live in the UK and I have been experiencing problems with my letting agent including sloppy

Foxtons and the OFT
Does anyone know of the outcome of this case...or when it will be concluded?

Deposit in a non Shorthold Tenancy
Does a deposit in an Assured Tenancy, i.e lasts for 7 years, have to be protected under the Tenancy

DEPOSIT ON RENTING ANNEX TO MY HOUSE
I am going to rent the anexxe of my house to a tenant for a weekly rent inclusive of utilities etc.

Holding Deposit, Timing and Quick Guide to MyDepost
Your information is very clear and helpful. However,I still have a couple of questions on issues tha