Chrippie Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 One for the HPC mindhive. So have moved out of a house which we moved into in December 2020. According to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme my deposit was only protected/ received by TDS in January 2022. So it was not protected within the 30 days proscribed by law. Landlord being a little difficult on the deposit. Basically what is the situation here? Can I sue the landlord as they didn't protect the deposit within 30 days and if so, how would I go about doing that? Or is there a chance they protected it through some other means? If anyone has been in a similar situation or knows how this works would be massively appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user not found Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 There are solicitors who will get the deposit back, plus compensation. They'll take a 30% cut but make it very easy. I used a solicitor in bolton, all done over the phone/email (possibly one doc had to be wet signed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user not found Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Just to add we got back 1 x deposit for every year not protected! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattW Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 I had a similar situation when I last rented privately. When I handed my notice in on that property I got all of my deposit back. I made it clear in my notice to quit that it would have to be returned irrespective of what condition I left it in. If the landlord hadn't played ball then I would have filed a claim via Small Claims Court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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