http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2009/11/26/over-8000-tenants-fail-to-claim-their-deposits-says-dps/ From landlord and tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:12:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2009/11/26/over-8000-tenants-fail-to-claim-their-deposits-says-dps/comment-page-1/#comment-10010 Karen Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:44:56 +0000 http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/?p=1232#comment-10010 DPS certainly asked for email, phone and forwarding address from us when we as landlords tried to claim the deposit due to rent arrears and damages. They say they will contact the tenant. After 2 weeks we heard nothing and then followed their instructions to get a solicitor to sign all our evidence entirely at our expense and submit it to them. Its not clear if I can claim this from the deposit which I feel I should be able due to the apathy of the tenant as confirmed above. But in my case 1/2 the deposit is I believe lawfully mine and I'm still waiting for a reply as the sight does not specify how long they will take to review the evidence. As I have said on the previous blog update... the tenancy deposits are a law unto themselves and the question raised regarding their T&C not being legally binding proves that. Why can't their be one body to hold a bond and resolve disputes governed by law and not T&C's. I shouldn't have to make a commercial choice over the deposit. I'm a landlord, not a business woman. I don't want this silent partner which is forced on us in the relationship. DPS certainly asked for email, phone and forwarding address from us when we as landlords tried to claim the deposit due to rent arrears and damages. They say they will contact the tenant. After 2 weeks we heard nothing and then followed their instructions to get a solicitor to sign all our evidence entirely at our expense and submit it to them. Its not clear if I can claim this from the deposit which I feel I should be able due to the apathy of the tenant as confirmed above. But in my case 1/2 the deposit is I believe lawfully mine and I’m still waiting for a reply as the sight does not specify how long they will take to review the evidence. As I have said on the previous blog update… the tenancy deposits are a law unto themselves and the question raised regarding their T&C not being legally binding proves that. Why can’t their be one body to hold a bond and resolve disputes governed by law and not T&C’s. I shouldn’t have to make a commercial choice over the deposit. I’m a landlord, not a business woman. I don’t want this silent partner which is forced on us in the relationship.

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