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- Housing
- Private housing
- Private rented
- Tenancy deposit protection
- Prescribed information
Housing
Prescribed information
Sections 213(5) and 213(6) of the Housing Act 2004 place a requirement on a landlord to provide information to the tenant within 14 days of receiving the deposit. The information that must be supplied by the landlord to his tenant and any relevant person (ie anyone who has paid the deposit on the tenant's behalf) is as follows.
| Generic information (which scheme must supply to landlord) | Tenancy-specific information (to be completed by landlord and tenant) |
| Name, address and contact details of the scheme administrator of the tenancy deposit scheme that is safeguarding the deposit. | The amount of the deposit paid and the address of the property to which it relates. |
| Name, address and contact details of the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) service offered by the scheme for enabling disputes relating to the deposit to be resolved without recourse to the courts. | Landlord's name, address and contact details. |
| Information on the procedures applying for the release of the deposit (including in the event of a dispute). | Tenant(s) names, address(es) and contact details, including such details that should be used for the purposes of contacting the tenant(s) at the end of the tenancy. |
| Procedures that apply under the scheme when either the landlord or tenant is not contactable at the end of the tenancy. | The name, address and contact details of any "relevant person" (any third party who has paid the deposit to the landlord on behalf of the tenant). |
| Standard information leaflet explaining how the deposit is protected by the Housing Act 2004 provisions. This leaflet will be provided to landlords by scheme administrators. | The circumstances when the landlord will be entitled to retain some or all of the deposit paid, by reference to the terms of the tenancy. |
The landlord is required to confirm (by certifying) that the information he provides is correct to his knowledge and belief and he must give his tenant(s) the opportunity to sign the information by way if confirmation that the information is accurate to the best of his tenant's knowledge and belief.
