Tenancy deposits

Find out how much you can be asked to pay, when your deposit must be protected and how to get it back when you leave.

Paying a deposit

• Paying a tenancy deposit

• Paying a deposit for a joint tenancy

• Holding deposits

Tenancy deposit protection

• Check your tenancy deposit is protected

• What to do about an unprotected tenancy deposit

• How to make a tenancy deposit compensation claim

• Tenancy deposit protection rules

• Change of landlord or agent: What happens to the deposit

Get your tenancy deposit back

• How to get your deposit back

• Joint tenants: how to get your deposit back

• Court action to get your deposit back

Deductions from your deposit

• What can your landlord deduct from your deposit?

• Challenging deposit deductions

• Evidence to help get your deposit back