Can I dispute via TDS as landlord?

alex132

Can I dispute via TDS as landlord if I rented out my property myself?

AdrianC

I presume by "...rented out my property myself..." you mean that you did not use an agent?

Why would you dispute your own deductions?

As landlord, you claim the deductions from the deposit which you feel are appropriate.
If the tenant disagrees, they dispute them - you need to provide evidence, ideally via photographic check-in and -out inventories signed by the tenant.

The scheme documentation will describe it all in far better detail.

alex132

Can landlord raise a dispute?

Robbo66

alex132 said:

Can landlord raise a dispute?

Its as AdrianC has said, you notify the scheme what deductions you want to make, the tenant either agrees or disputes. If you cant agree you send the dispute of to adjudication

theartfullodger

You are at liberty to propose deductions to TDS then start disputing them straight away, but I doubt that will help your case.

Care to clarify your question??

alex132

theartfullodger said:

You are at liberty to propose deductions to TDS then start disputing them straight away, but I doubt that will help your case.

Care to clarify your question??

My question is:

Can I dispute via TDS as landlord if I rented out my property myself later I found out my previous tenant damage an item for example?
The tenancy ended in 25th September, and I had return the deposit to tenants on 30th September.
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AdrianC

alex132 said:

theartfullodger said:

Care to clarify your question??

My question is:

Can I dispute via TDS as landlord if I rented out my property myself later I found out my previous tenant damage an item for example?
The tenancy ended in 25th September, and I had return the deposit to tenants on 30th September.

So you returned the tenants deposit two and a half months ago, before doing a proper check-out - and now you want the deposit protection scheme to somehow claw the money back from them?

You are, as they say, 'avin' a giraffe.

Your only way to get the money back now - assuming "Umm, Mr Ex-Tenant? Look, I'm really sorry, but please...?" work as well as is likely - is via a small claim. You are going to have to come up with some pretty good explanation as to why you didn't notice it before releasing the deposit, and some pretty good evidence as to how it could not possibly have happened any other way in the intervening time.

MaryNB

Are you actually the landlord or the tenant? Or is it just a coincidence that you have a TDS dispute on two properties vacated in September, one where you were the tenant and one where you were landlord?

alex132

the conclusion is that landlord unable to claim a money back after return the deposit to tenants after 2.5 months. 

anselld

Is this the same question as your previous two threads on the subject?  Landlord can make a claim for damages up to six years after they occurred, however once the deposit is returned it cannot be done via TDS, it would be done via the Courts.

alex132

anselld said:

Is this the same question as your previous two threads on the subject?  Landlord can make a claim for damages up to six years after they occurred, however once the deposit is returned it cannot be done via TDS, it would be done via the Courts.

Thanks for your message.
Any information how can I done via Courts as landlord?