Deposit

NEH

Does Scotland have any scheme simliar to that of deposit protection in England?

I just hate seeing the we will deduct anything we deem fit in order to restore the place paragraph....

Jowo_2

No. In the event of a deposit deduction dispute, you take the landlord to the Sheriff Court if you cannot resolve it between yourself (the court action must be seen as a last, not first resort). An inventory is the best document to prevent disputes. Read the Shelter Scotland website to understand how a tenant must leave the property and how a landlord should manage deductions.

theartfullodger

Your landlord / the property must be registered (otherwise LL commits criminal offence...) He may also be an "Accredited Landlord" with
http://www.landlordaccreditationscotland.com/
(Ask him/them?? - LAS say

Before you agree to rent a property from a landlord who says they are accredited ask the prospective landlord to show you their accreditation certificate - if in doubt contact Landlord Accreditation Scotland and we will confirm that the landlord is accredited.

)
If he is.. then he's signed up to these././//

Deposit
3.21 The landlord should not discriminate against a prospective tenant who intends to obtain a
deposit, rent or rent guarantee from a recognised scheme designed to help low-income tenants
gain access to private rented accommodation.
3.22 Where a deposit is required, it must be no more than equivalent of two months’ rent and the tenant
should receive a written statement of what the deposit (or guarantee) covers and a statement of
what will require to be done, or in place, for the full deposit to be returned at the end of the
tenancy. Deposits should be returned within one month of the final information being available.
Source: Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 and Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
3.23 The tenant should be provided with a receipt for a deposit. The deposit (or its balance) should be
returned as soon as possible at the end of the tenancy or when any receipted tenant account(s)
is settled subsequent to the tenant having left the accommodation.
3.24 If on the return of the deposit, a deduction is made, the tenant should receive a written statement
identifying the reason(s) for the deduction(s).

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difficult to enforce but maybe worth a conversation...

Cheers!

Lodger (Registered & Accredited Landlord..)

NEH

Thanks for your replies...

We signed yesterday morning so I didn't see these until last night....

We don't know who the landlord is as it's through a solicitors but we know we are paying the rent to his company not the solicitors so have found out his name at least but we unfortunately can't ask the landlord if he's part of the scheme as we will never meet him...