Letting agent disappeared off face of planet with tenant's deposit

[ingssss]

So after having constant problems with late rent, I found out it was not an issue with my tenant but my letting agent, not paying on time (months behind). Long story short, the agent was having financial problems and has gone out of business. So I've switched to managing the property myself, and luckily...

[mb4030]

Hello,

Basically, we've moved out of our property and are awaiting our deposit back. We are aware that the agent wants to make deductions, but has not told us of what amount. Anyway, whilst trying to source our deposit we have noticed some issues, and I believe we are within our rights...

[UNKNOWN1991]

Hi,

If a deposit for a tenant has not been protected and the current tenants have now left.
Work needs to be done and they have some discrepancies. The deposit was held in a private bank account.

What happens next if this goes further?

Thanks

[JustThink]

Hi Guys, I am having deposit dispute with my landlord and looking for help.

I recently moved out of a property after 7 years as assured shorthold tenant in London and paid £1300 deposit. My tenancy agreement saying that my deposit would be protected in Tenancy Deposit Scheme but landlord...

[Macelee205]

So we've been in our flat for about 2 years. No issues or hassle, we've been pretty much golden tenants. November 1st (one day before rent is due) we all got an email from someone we had never heard of or had dealings with saying the account details for the letting agents have changed and the next rent...

[liamaaa]

I have recently moved out of my house to move in with my partner. so decided to let my house out. I had only lived there for 20 months and expected to be there a lot longer so i renovated it to a very high standard. When I decided to let it out I was paranoid about all the work i had done being ruined...

[alexMC]

Hi, I'm new to the forum so apologies if this subject has been covered off elsewhere (couldn't find anything). I naively signed a 'licence agreement' when moving into the room in my current flat. I'd never heard of this before and everything else pointed to it being a standard AST (it even said tenancy...

[Andrew RP]

Hello all.

I am considering buying a BTL property with a tenant already present who we want to remain.
I understand that I inherit the tenant and the Tenancy Agreement (which is great), but we are considering dropping the letting agent (who are also the selling agent and already...

[Paul7365]

Hi Everyone,

I have been reading with interest forum posts about the deposit protection scheme

We (my wife and I) had a tenancy which started on 07/12/2008 6 month fixed term assured shorthold tenancy which I assume went periodic until we moved.
We then moved into...

[glasgowagent]

My small property maintenance business is now expanding to include full letting agency services. A let has been agreed on our first fully managed property (to begin on March 1st) and I am now evaluating the 3 Scottish deposit protection schemes (Letting Protection Service, My Deposits and Safe Deposits)...

[AndrewDod]

I am getting a variety of inconsistent views on a deposit protection issue. My understanding is that ownership of a property and being a landlord are dissociated concepts:

i.e. that :

- a part-owner who is not a named landlord does not carry the obligations of a landlord simply...

[dyangx]

Hi,

My property was managed by estate agent before, now I am going to do it myself. But don't know which website I should register with. They are DPS (https://www.depositprotection.com/); MyDeposit (http://www.mydeposits.co.uk/landlords/get-started) and TDS (http://www.tds.gb.com/). Can...

[kwallah]

Hi there, I moved into a basement flat at the beginning of July, after paying up-front a full year's rent (I had recently lost my job and the L wanted it as assurance- I was stuck, so agreed), and since then have experienced problems with damp- dark patches on the walls, water pooling on the bathroom...

[chloemoss]

I began to ask my LL what the procedure was with obtaining my house deposit. I began reading into the deposit protection scheme rules to find I had never been given any information on where my deposit was being held. I rang the various companies to find that my deposit had quickly been covered the day...

[Shelly Tennant]

Your advice would be welcomed. My Landlord (a property development company) has gone bankrupt. I received a letter from the Receivers telling me not to pay any more rent to the old landlord and they are supposed to be sending me details of where to send future payments. I am hoping to move out in two...