Aug/090
Claim back 3 times your tenancy deposit from your landlord
Calling all tenants! If your are letting a property from a landlord and are concerned that your deposit has not been placed into a tenancy deposit scheme you can now make a claim to the County Court to receive your deposit back in full. On top of this your landlord will owe you 3 times your tenancy deposit as compensation.
If your deposit is not in a safe and recognised tenancy deposit scheme within 14 days of you giving it to the landlord your assured shorthold tenancy agreement becomes unenforceable, which mean it is more difficult for a landlord to evict you. The usual 2 month rule will not apply and the landlord will need to revert back to the 17 grounds for eviction/posession (such as if the mortgage on the property was granted before the tenancy and dictates the date on which posession should be taken back by the landlord).
Your landlord has a duty and responsibility to follow the correct procedure. If he/she does not do this then you, as a tenant, are not being treated in a way which has been clarified by law. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION!
Tell us a little about yourself by filling out the form below and our partnering firm of solicitors will contact you to discuss in more detail. THIS IS A FREE SERVICE AND THEY WORK ON A NO WIN NO FEE BASIS.
Update (24/08/09): We have recently learned that if your tenancy agreement has memorandums attached to the back of it you may be able to make numerous claims. The largest claim we have received so far is for a tenant who had lived in a property for 3 years and had renewed his 6 month teneancy 5 times. He is now in line to receive compensation totalling around £16,000 as a payout from his previous landlord.
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