Category: Deposits

Don’t Let Weeds Be in Control – for Your Deposit’s Sake!

About 16% of all tenancy deposit deduction disputes last year were over gardening, according to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme. That translates to no fewer than 2,000 disputes. Given it was National Weed Your Garden Day last week and the summer is here (is it?), it’s time to get your hands dirty and get rid of …

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Taking Steps to Help Ensure the Return of Your Deposit

Tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in Scotland in July 2012 to give tenants extra protection from rogue landlords and letting agents withholding part or all of deposits when tenants move on. Deposits must be paid into one of the three approved schemes, namely SafeDeposits Scotland, My Deposits Scotland and Letting Protection Service Scotland, for …

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