Deposit not held as bond - what does that mean for us

orlwaysbroke

In June 07 we moved into private rented accommodation under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy, and provided a month's rent as deposit.

A while back I became employed by our landlord and all was well.

Recently though the farm I work on (that he owns) is clearly beginning to falter, and I am considering finding another job while I have a choice.

If I find another job it has been made clear to me that we would need to move out of the house as the house would be needed for my replacement.

My question is : when the deposit was paid it was not held as a bond - does this mean that we cannot be evicted from our home. As far as I can tell the bond situation is clear, but would appreciate views from others who may have had similar experiences...

Cheers for reading.

Geenie

OP, can you state clearly if the tenancy was taken on as an agricultural dwelling with a job on the farm, or did you take on this role at a later date, and the house was initially let to you as nothing to do with agriculture?!

orlwaysbroke

Sorry for delay in responding - haven't had time to scratch my rear!!

The tenancy is AST - no agricultural ties . We were living here as tenants and then i started working for the landlord

tbs624

If your LL should have scheme registered your tenancy deposit and has failed to do so then no valid S21 may be served on you. ( a S21 is a notice that repossession of the property is required by the LL.

orlwaysbroke

Thanks tbs,

Even if I find another job I will carry on paying rent etc as before, so there should be no 'simple' way to evict us if my LL chooses to.

With regard to my LL not adhering to the deposit scheme, am I right in believing that if I apply to the courts, that the LL has to return the equivalent of 3 times the deposit (probably a good idea to wait until I have another job!!)???