Help wheres my deposit gone

MAYAN65

ill try to be breif
i rented a property on the 5/8/04 and paid my deposit to the estate agent lewis williams they advised the then agent was specialist group, the property was put up for sale in sept 04 i heard nothing more.
in october 2004 Apricot lettings wrote to me and said that they were a sub company of Specialist Group
from january 2005 to july 2005 i recieve correspondence from 2 agents specialist group and apricot lettings.
january 2006 i recieved a new tenancy agreement from Anne Marie lettings (this shows my current landladies name)
in Jan 2009 Nurture property management wrote to me to advice they had taken over
then in Aug 2010 i get a letter from the landlord saying they are now managing the address them selves
All the Above agency are nolonger trading (some have my landlady listed as a director)
I have several diffent bank account to pay into and several time had one company say i was in arrears as i had paid the other this took several long calls and visits to the varios offices to prove id paid

i moved out on saturday and asked about my deposit to be told she didnt have it! i asked who did she advised to contact the orignal agent as she never recieved it on purchase of property!

i will also add i sent my notice via recorded delivery she had been avoiding my calls and texts for weeks due to the fact i had severe damp issues and a leak in the roof. she then text me at 23.30 on wednesday night to ask if we could check out friday i text back no as id arranged transport for my horse on saturday. she didnt turn up saturday i called her and she said she trusted me to send keys and meter reads to her via post.
who do i chase?

thanks katie
ps sorry about the spelling

BitterAndTwisted

The current landlord. When the property was sold your new landlord acquired all of the original landlord's obligations, and that included your deposit regardless as to who you physically paid it over to. Fully expect to get a total run-around until you finally give up

MAYAN65

thanks wasnt the answer i was hoping for i left it spotless i even removed picture hooks and filled the holes and replaced the kitchen lino as it got damaged when the white goods were pulled out

Kynthia

Your current landlord is responsible for your deposit. Whether or not they have it is their problem to deal with.
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/paying_for_a_home/tenancy_deposits/getting_an_unprotected_tenancy_deposit_back/negotiating_the_return_of_a_tenancy_deposit#7

thesaint

Have you got any proof you paid a deposit 9 years ago?

dimbo61

If possible text/email to your landlady asking for your full deposit back.
Then sit down and write a letter to the landlady marked " Letter before action" post 2 copies from different post offices and keep proof of posting ( DO NOT SEND Recorded delivery as she might not sign!!)
Point out that you want the full deposit back within 14 days or you will take her to court to recover up to 3X the deposit as required BY LAW from April 2012 ( her ignorance of the law is NO EXCUSE )
Have a look on the shelter website or give them a call.
She is the landlady and she is responsible for the deposit as long as you have proof it was paid ?
Good Luck and do not give up

silvercar

Deposit protection rules came in in April 2007. If the deposit was taken before then it won't be covered by current rules, unless you have signed a new tenancy agreement since April 2012.