Another Claim Settled in Just 30 Days

On the 21st June 2018 we sent out Mr and Mrs Tutum’s letter of claim and in just 30 days the claim was settled to our clients absolute satisfaction at pre-litigation stage,  by the 26th July 2018.  Their settlement was transferred to them the very next day. Please see Mrs Tutum’s review on Trustpilot.

Richmond Duff Joins Our Panel Of Consultant Solicitors

Richmond brings more than 20 years experience working as a specialist property and landlord and tenant litigator / lease extensions practitioner. His participation in this sector includes housing management, possession claims and injunctions, neighbour and boundary disputes, insurance & dilapidations claims, enforcement.

Another Win for Our Clients – £3,800 plus £4,000 Costs

We congratulate our consultant solicitor Antoinette Lynch and our Consultant Barrister Victoria Kiver for their recent victory with our Clients Part 8 county court claim for Whittington & 1 Other – V – Azam. The court awarded our Clients the full refund of their deposit, the maximum compensation of three times the value of their […]

Nine Times The Deposit

YOU CAN’T GET 9 TIMES YOUR TENANCY DEPOSIT Don’t believe anyone who says you can, they are telling porkies! Deposit Dispute are leading experts in housing law. Our team comprises of lawyers, solicitors and barristers who have all mastered housing law. We have helped many, many tenants to secure the full value of their claim […]

RENT REPAYMENT ORDERS – TO COMBAT ROGUE LANDLORDS

The term ‘rogue landlord’ describes a residential landlord who knowingly defies his legal and contractual obligations by renting unsafe and substandard accommodation to tenants. The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (the Act) has introduced a raft of measures to enable tenants and local authorities to bring criminal landlords to justice and force them to improve […]

WHAT IS A TENANCY DEPOSIT

Section 212(8) of the Housing Act 2004 defines a tenancy deposit to mean any money intended to be held by the landlord or otherwise as security for: The performance of any obligations of the tenant, or The discharge of any tenant liability arising under in connection with the tenancy Effective from 6 April 2007 sections […]

HAVE YOU BREACHED THE TENANCY DEPOSIT SCHEME

Tenancy Deposit Schemes From the 6thApril 2007 sections 212 -215 of the Housing Act 2004 (subject to amendments) requires all landlords of an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) in England and Wales to: Protect any tenancy deposit held by the landlord in an authorised tenancy deposit scheme, Comply with the ‘initial requirements’ of such a scheme […]