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Deposit Protection Scheme......
Gilka
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I've been reading through some of the posts......
Basically I moved into a rented house through a LA in June, and from the other posts I gather that I should have been sent a certificate for the the deposit protection scheme but I haven't received one.
They're a bunch of cowboys, lie after lie after lie. The house wasn't cleaned before I moved in, they told me it would be, they told me it would be cleaned after I moved in (food from previous tenant in one of the kitchen cupboards!)
Lots of jobs needed doing, have had to chase at least once a week since I moved in, stressful and time consuming, even had to go to the CAB.
I've told them that I don't expect to be told they are taking some of my deposit for cleaning.....but, if I've not been sent the certificate is my deposit protected????? Because if it's in the scheme I have to agree to the deduction but if it isn't then they can just take what they want right??
I was given a load of bumph about the protection scheme when I signed the contract, they were very sure to point out that the deposit goes into this scheme but as yet seen no evidence of it!!
Basically I moved into a rented house through a LA in June, and from the other posts I gather that I should have been sent a certificate for the the deposit protection scheme but I haven't received one.
They're a bunch of cowboys, lie after lie after lie. The house wasn't cleaned before I moved in, they told me it would be, they told me it would be cleaned after I moved in (food from previous tenant in one of the kitchen cupboards!)
Lots of jobs needed doing, have had to chase at least once a week since I moved in, stressful and time consuming, even had to go to the CAB.
I've told them that I don't expect to be told they are taking some of my deposit for cleaning.....but, if I've not been sent the certificate is my deposit protected????? Because if it's in the scheme I have to agree to the deduction but if it isn't then they can just take what they want right??
I was given a load of bumph about the protection scheme when I signed the contract, they were very sure to point out that the deposit goes into this scheme but as yet seen no evidence of it!!
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A landlord is legally obliged to put your deposit in a deposit protection scheme and notify you in writing. Keep insisting that you receive a copy. If you dont receive it, then when you leave, they will not be able to keep some of your deposit back.0
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Not strictly true as they can keep hold of the depositA landlord is legally obliged to put your deposit in a deposit protection scheme and notify you in writing. Keep insisting that you receive a copy. If you dont receive it, then when you leave, they will not be able to keep some of your deposit back.0
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