Advice RE getting the full bond back

Yorkie1

Where is your source of authority for saying it's standard practice rentergirl?

What is your advice for a T who follows your 'advice', the letter is not signed for - either because the LL refuses to accept them or is away - and therefore cannot prove service of notice? They are obliged to stay in their rental property for another month until they can give notice without recorded delivery, at extra expense, probably having to give up the new property and the holding / reference monies - or pay an extra month's overlap with a mortgage?

If the T decided to leave anyway, they'd lose any court or deposit action against them by the LL. And their defence can hardly be 'well I followed the duff advice from someone on a forum'.

If they follow the advice from numerous experienced posters (LLs and Ts) on here to serve the notice by standard post with a certificate of posting from 2 separate post offices, a court or deposit agency will accept that as good service. There are no risks to the T of possible failure of service and therefore no ongoing financial liability and inadvertent ties to the tenancy for another month.