Tenancy deposits

Asked to pay a deposit?

• Paying a holding deposit

• Paying a tenancy deposit

• Deposits in a joint tenancy

• Options if you cannot afford a deposit

• Zero deposit companies - also called deposit replacement insurance

Get your tenancy deposit back

You should get your deposit back when your tenancy ends. Your landlord needs a reason to keep it.

Our guides and letter templates can help:

• How to get your deposit back

• Can your landlord keep your deposit?

• Get your deposit back in a joint tenancy

Tenancy deposit protection

Your landlord must protect your deposit with a scheme.

• Check your tenancy deposit is protected

• What should happen when you pay your deposit?

• What if your landlord does not protect your deposit

• How to make a tenancy deposit compensation claim

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