By law, your landlord is required to protect your deposit within 30 days of them receiving it. This is to stop landlords from using the deposit as their own income and to ensure that the deposit is protected when your tenancy is over. They can do this in any of the three government protection schemes
If they fail to protect your tenancy deposit, they are liable to a penalty of between 1-3 times the amount of the deposit paid. This amount will also be in relation to each breach of this law – if you have renewed your tenancy agreement and there is more than one breach, the penalty could be much larger.
Even if your landlord failed to inform you where your deposit was registered within 30 days, you may be entitled to compensation.
Here at RentDepositClaim.co.uk, our experts can quickly tell you whether you have a claim for compensation against your landlord. We work on a No Win, No Fee basis, and can begin your claim within a few hours.
Find out how we can help with your Tenancy Deposit Compensation Claim today.
You can start your claim by completing the free online claim checker and providing us with your details if you qualify or schedule a meeting with us by clicking the schedule a meeting button.
Once you have submitted your details only one of our solicitors will be in touch within 48 hours to discuss your claim with you and confirm you are eligible to make a claim.
If you are eligible and meet the criteria to make a claim, the solicitor will send you their client care documents for you to review and sign before they can commence work on your case.
The solicitors will write to your landlord and give them 21 days to respond. The landlord will either admit they failed to protect your Deposit and pay compensation or confirm your Deposit was protected and produce evidence in support.
A Landlord may admit the Deposit was not protected and then try to negotiate the compensation payable, If the Solicitors are not able to reach a negotiated settlement with the Landlord then it may become necessary to issue Court proceedings, however rest assured the solicitors will keep you updated throughout each stage of your claim.
No, you do not have to pay anything upfront. During this claim, you are covered under a no win, no fee agreement, meaning if your claim is not successful you do not pay a penny. If the claim is successful and you receive compensation, the solicitors will charge you 25% fee of the compensation they recover on your behalf.
