Landlord Deposit Protection. Where the Agent is providing a let only service without deposit protection it will be the Landlord’s responsibility to protect the Deposit, as required by law, and the Landlord agrees to provide evidence to the Agent that the Deposit has been protected and the correct information has been provided to the Tenant and any other Relevant Person. A valid notice seeking possession under s21 of the Housing Xxx 0000 cannot be served on a Tenant whose Deposit is not protected unless the Deposit has been returned to the Tenant or court proceedings relating to the return of the Deposit have been disposed of. A Tenant or any Relevant Person may apply through the courts for compensation of at least the amount of the Deposit, and up to three times the Deposit, where the Landlord (or someone acting on the Landlord’s behalf) has failed to protect the Deposit, failed to provide the Prescribed Information or failed to comply with the initial requirements of the authorised scheme.
Landlord Deposit Protection. Where the Agent is providing the Introduction Only service without Deposit protection it will be the Landlord’s responsibility to protect the Deposit, as required by law. A valid notice seeking possession under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 cannot be served on a Tenant whose Deposit is not protected unless the Deposit has been returned to the Tenant or court proceedings relating to the return of the Deposit have been disposed of. A Tenant or any Relevant Person may apply through the courts for compensation of at least the amount of the Deposit, and up to three times the Deposit, where the Landlord (or someone acting on the Landlord’s behalf) has failed to protect the to the extent that they are visible to the Agent without moving the Tenant’s possessions.
Landlord Deposit Protection. Where the Agent is providing a let only service it will be the Landlord’s responsibility to protect the Deposit, as required by law, and the Landlord agrees to provide evidence to the Agent that the Deposit has been protected and the correct information has been provided to the Tenant and any other Relevant Person. A valid notice seeking possession under s21 of the Housing Act 1988 cannot be served on a Tenant whose Deposit is not protected unless the Deposit has been returned to the Tenant or court proceedings relating to the return of the Deposit have been disposed of. A Tenant or any Relevant Person may apply through the courts for compensation of at least the amount of the Deposit, and up to three times the Deposit, where the Landlord (or someone acting on the Landlord’s behalf) has failed to protect the Deposit, failed to provide the Prescribed Information, or failed to comply with the initial requirements of the authorised scheme. tenancies) it will be held by the Agent as ‘Stakeholder’ on behalf of the Landlord and the Tenant.
