Forgotten to protect deposit

[olibird]

Money transferred to me. I’ll be following the advice of most on here and arranging to repay it tomorrow....

[olibird]

It’s a deposit bond agreement, so is a deposit....

[olibird]

Thanks. The deposit is effectively a loan to me from a credit union as the tenant was previously in temporary accommodation. The deposit and first month’s rent were organised by the council where he was living before....

[olibird]

Yep, I’ve forgotten to protect a new deposit in time, it’s now 21 days late. The deposit was paid by a credit union rather than the tenant and is due to be repaid to them. I am required, of course, to protect the deposit within the time limit as well as informing the credit union and the tenant...