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Could your landlord owe you deposit compensation?

Read about the deposit protection issues that affect renters in England and Wales, and find out whether your situation qualifies for a claim.

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10 articlesWritten for renters who want to know if they have a claim.

Start with the deposit protection rules.

Deposit rules

Tenancy Deposit Protection Rules in England and Wales

What the deposit protection rules mean for you, and when a landlord's failure could entitle you to compensation.

4 June 20265 min read

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More reasons to check your deposit.

Unprotected deposit

Landlord Did Not Protect My Deposit: What Now?

If your deposit is not in any approved scheme, you may have a claim. Here is what that means for you.

11 June 20265 min read

If you cannot find your deposit in any scheme.

Late protection

Deposit Protected Late: Can You Claim Compensation?

Late protection can still breach the rules, even if your deposit eventually appeared in a scheme.

18 June 20265 min read

If your deposit was protected, but the date looks late.

Prescribed information

Prescribed Information: Was Your Deposit Paperwork Complete?

Missing or incomplete deposit paperwork can breach the rules even when the money is in a scheme.

25 June 20265 min read

If you are not sure your deposit paperwork was complete.

Scheme checks

Is Your Deposit in DPS, mydeposits or TDS?

Your landlord could have used any of the three approved schemes. Finding out whether they did is harder than it sounds.

2 July 20264 min read

If you need to know whether your deposit is protected.

Compensation

Tenancy Deposit Compensation: What Could You Be Owed?

If your landlord broke the deposit protection rules, you may be entitled to one to three times your deposit.

9 July 20265 min read

If you want to know what compensation you could claim.

Evidence

Do You Have Grounds for a Deposit Protection Claim?

Deposit claims depend on dates, documents and scheme records. Getting any of it wrong can cost you.

16 July 20265 min read

If you think you may have a deposit protection claim.

Renewals

Tenancy Renewals and Deposit Protection: Did Your Landlord Comply?

A renewed tenancy or landlord change can create new deposit protection obligations your landlord may have missed.

23 July 20265 min read

If your tenancy changed after you paid the deposit.

Section 21

Section 21 Notice and Deposit Protection: Do You Have a Defence?

Deposit protection failures can affect a Section 21 notice. If you have received one, your deposit paperwork matters.

30 July 20265 min read

If you received a Section 21 notice and want to check your deposit.

Before court

Thinking About Contacting Your Landlord About Your Deposit?

Approaching your landlord without knowing your legal position can weaken or lose a claim.

6 August 20264 min read

If you are thinking about raising the deposit issue with your landlord.

Next step

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