Deposit protection

PaulCooper

Asking on behalf of a third person. They rent out a flat, the initial rental agreement and deposit protection was organised by a letting agent. This letting agent has since been taken over and the purchasing company are saying they have no details of anything the company they purchased agreed, or where deposits (deposit protection) were lodged. Obviously we can pursue the company as they are ultimately liable. Is there a method (central register?) of deposits protected in order that we can find out where the deposit was lodged?
Thanks
Paul   

theartfullodger

The landlord (usually but not always owner) is ultimately liable for any problems to do with tenancy, including deposits..  Clearly they may then have a case against ol or new agent.

Has your "third person" had any training or experience of how to be  a landlord?? If not they should start NOW.

What paperwork does this 3rd person have on any landlord/tenant matters??

Any reason they are unable to ask such questions themselves??

They should look at deposit schemes e.g. (but vary by country - eg NI, Scotland..) to see what is there...
https://www.gov.uk/deposit-protection-schemes-and-landlords

- which country??

dinosaur66

just get your friends to type in there details to 

DPS

TDS or

MY DEPOSIT

 until they find the details

these are the 3 govt tenancy deposit sites where landlords by law have to register the tenants deposits 

i use DPS i think its the most widely used 

i type in my rented propertys and details all come up

i have also done this for friends of mine in scotland who belived there landlord was a rogue 

PaulCooper

Thanks for the comments, we'll look in the 3 mentioned--- that's what I was looking for
No reason they can't ask the question themselves. It's in England

Thanks again for taking the time to answer
Paul