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Tenant's guide to deposit protection schemes - your deposit, information landlords must provide, disputes and advice.

• Overview

  Your landlord must put your deposit in a government-approved tenancy…

• Information landlords must give tenants

  Once your landlord has received your deposit, they have 30 days to tell…

• If your landlord does not protect your deposit

  Contact a tenancy deposit scheme (TDP) if you’re not sure whether your…

• Disputes and problems

  If there’s a dispute over a deposit Your tenancy deposit protection (TDP)…

• Get help and advice

  You can get more help and advice from: your local Citizens Advice office a…

Using deposit protection schemes - the official schemes, information you must give tenants, what happens if you do not protect a deposit, disputes and advice

• Overview

  You must place your tenants’ deposit in a tenancy deposit protection (TDP)…

• Information you must give to your tenants

  Within 30 days of getting their deposit, you must tell your tenants: the…

• If you do not protect your tenants' deposit

  Your tenants can apply to a county court if you do not use a tenancy…

• Disputes

  Use your tenancy deposit protection (TDP) scheme’s free dispute resolution…

• Updated: 11 February 2016

• Updated: 13 January 2016

• Updated: 11 February 2016

How to pay tax with deposits, get an up to date valuation of your certificate and check how much interest you have earned.

• Updated: 7 November 2023

• Updated: 21 March 2019

This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the marine management organisation.

• Updated: 30 May 2019

• Updated: 27 February 2019

Tax and duties HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can ask for a security on, how long they can keep it and what to do if you disagree.

• Updated: 10 December 2014