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Tenancy Deposit Scheme
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Apologies but where have I said I am doing this for financial gain? I have no intention of taking this to court. However if they have not secured my deposit, I will make the relevant authorities aware as they are breaking the law!0
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Apologies but where have I said I am doing this for financial gain? I have no intention of taking this to court. However if they have not secured my deposit, I will make the relevant authorities aware as they are breaking the law!
your perfectly entitled to take them to court for not compling with the regulations and see what the outcome is.
You can either walk away from court with upto 3 times the deposit that you paid or nothing at all.0 -
I suppose if you did take them to court and win you could always donate the money to Shelter.
Alternatively you could contact the LL and let them know deposits aren't being protected as ultimately it's their a$$ on the line.0 -
The relevant authorities are the courts.Apologies but where have I said I am doing this for financial gain? I have no intention of taking this to court. However if they have not secured my deposit, I will make the relevant authorities aware as they are breaking the law!
The only way to pursue this, if that is your wish, is to sue for non-registration.
The court will award a 'penalty' of up to 3 times the value of the deposit, thus punishing the LL for flouting the law.
In this case, as the deposit has been returned, the court will likely award a lesser penalty (say 2 times the deposit) than if the deposit had not been returned.
The penalty will be awarded to you. What you choose to do with it is then up to you.0 -
Aside from being perfectly within your rights to sue for non-protection, I think it's perfectly within reason also.
Smelling easy money is what drives the bigger part of this world, let's not be hypocrite about it.
First, you have legal rights to gain that money, as the landlord has acted against regulations.
And second, given the fact they act high and mighty about it would only force my hand into doing it just to show them they are not above the rules - something many people forget and/or abuse.
Think of me what you want, but I won't turn a chance to shut a loud mouth up by going home with a couple of thousand pounds from his pocket.
I'm pretty sure it would benefit in some way other tenants under the same landlord, as if it has happened once, there is a pretty fat chance it happens regularly.With Regards,
Audrey Wright0 -
Audrey_Wright wrote: »Smelling easy money is what drives the bigger part of this world, let's not be hypocrite about it.
So much for the elderly, then...0 -
jjlandlord wrote: »So much for the elderly, then...
But what about the children? Won't somebody think of the children?Let's settle this like gentlemen: armed with heavy sticks
On a rotating plate, with spikes like Flash Gordon
And you're Peter Duncan; I gave you fair warning0 -
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