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Useless landlord and noisy neighbours from every direction!!!

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  • tubie22
    tubie22 Posts: 132 Forumite
    Trumped... :( website says deposits paid before April 2013 do not have to be protected, we moved in March 2013
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    No, the relevant date is April 2007.
  • haras_nosirrah
    haras_nosirrah Posts: 2,208 Forumite
    About The Legislation

    What is it?

    As part of the Housing Act 2004 the Government introduced tenancy deposit protection for all assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) in England and Wales where a deposit is taken. From April 6th 2007, all deposits paid under an AST should have been protected within 14 calendar days of receipt by the landlord. From 6th April 2012, deposits for all assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) in England and Wales must now be protected within 30 calendar days of receipt by the landlord, this change is as a result of the Localism Bill 2011.

    The legislation aims to ensure that tenants who have paid a deposit to a landlord or letting agent and are entitled to receive all or part of it back at the end of that tenancy, actually get it.

    untrumped! where did you get april 2013 from?
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  • tubie22
    tubie22 Posts: 132 Forumite
    We live in Northern Ireland
  • SerialRenter
    SerialRenter Posts: 611 Forumite
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    edited 21 April 2015 at 1:54PM
    tubie22 wrote: »
    We live in Northern Ireland

    Note that this changes the validity all of the advice in this thread. Hopefully someone will be able to come along and give you advice specific for that region.

    *facepalm* Threads like these inspired my signature.
    *Assuming you're in England or Wales.
  • haras_nosirrah
    haras_nosirrah Posts: 2,208 Forumite
    yep - no idea what the legislation is in northern ireland

    there is a northern ireland board under local moneysaving - maybe someone there will know your rights?
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  • Pixie5740
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    That's what happens when I assume, I make an !!! out of u and me.
  • wishus
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    tubie22 wrote: »
    We live in Northern Ireland
    quick Google for you - don't panic. I think the 1st April legislation limited the amount of time the landlord had to put the deposit in the scheme.

    Looks like you will be covered by whatever was in place before.

    Previous version was November 2012. See here, and click the original PDF.
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  • wishus
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    By the way - not in NI. Just thought my Google-fu might help.
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