Is your deposit protected?

If you have an assured shorthold tenancy that commenced after 6th April 2007 your landlord is legally responsible for protecting your deposit.

Your landlord or landlord's agent is required to place your deposit in a statutory tenancy deposit scheme within 14 days of receiving it.

This will safeguard your deposit throughout the period of your tenancy and repay the funds to the appropriate parties in accordance with their instructions at the end of the tenancy period.

Your landlord must notify you of the details of the protected scheme your deposit is held in within 14 days of receiving your deposit.

If your landlord has not protected your deposit, he is in breach of his legal responsibilities to you.