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Thanks to Franklee, Jamie11 and Hump for adding their clarifications to the thread
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So the Housing Act 2004 s213(6) deals with the prescribed information (i.e. now within 30 days). s214 (1)(a) - deals with an application to the court - and was amended by the Localism Act 2011 (s184(4)) to say:
(a)that section 213(3) or (6) has not been complied with in relation to the deposit, or...
So perhaps the tenant does still have a right to apply to the court if the 'prescribed' information is late - however I imagine the judge would be looking at the 'lower end' of the 1x - 3x penalty.
Perhaps a legal type has a definitive answer?0
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