My son took on a new tenancy a couple of years ago and paid a deposit to the Agent who provided him with signed paperwork informing him that the deposit would be protected with a deposit scheme.
He has now found out that the Agent has gone bust. Basically upon investigation, it appears that the Company has been struck off by Companies House, possibly for not filing any accounts since the Company was incorporated in 2015. It may be worth pointing out that his previous Company was closed down but i'm not sure about the reasons behind that.
My son pays his rent directly to the Landlord but he has found out that the Agent is still illegally trying to collect rents. We have heard that he owes some Landlords an excessive amount of rent that he has collected but not paid over to them.
Anyway, my main issue here is my son's deposit. He paid £720 in cash to the Agent and has signed paperwork to say it would be protected with a deposit scheme. He has telephoned the deposit scheme and they have no trace of the deposit having been protected.
What is my son's legal right here? Obviously if the Agent is responsible for this then he really has no where to go as the Director of the Letting Agents is a separate entity to the Limited Company. My son has been told that it's the Landlords responsibility.
Can anyone throw any light on this please?
He has now found out that the Agent has gone bust. Basically upon investigation, it appears that the Company has been struck off by Companies House, possibly for not filing any accounts since the Company was incorporated in 2015. It may be worth pointing out that his previous Company was closed down but i'm not sure about the reasons behind that.
My son pays his rent directly to the Landlord but he has found out that the Agent is still illegally trying to collect rents. We have heard that he owes some Landlords an excessive amount of rent that he has collected but not paid over to them.
Anyway, my main issue here is my son's deposit. He paid £720 in cash to the Agent and has signed paperwork to say it would be protected with a deposit scheme. He has telephoned the deposit scheme and they have no trace of the deposit having been protected.
What is my son's legal right here? Obviously if the Agent is responsible for this then he really has no where to go as the Director of the Letting Agents is a separate entity to the Limited Company. My son has been told that it's the Landlords responsibility.
Can anyone throw any light on this please?
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