Legislation to rein in bad landlords and agents can leave tenants out of pocketA loophole in the rental deposit protection laws is enabling rogue landlords and letting agents to avoid returning deposits worth thousands of pounds.
Landlords in England and Wales are required by law to position a tenant's deposit in one of three government-approved schemes. At the stop of the rental period,landlords and tenants bear to agree on the sum to be returned, or begin a formal (free) dispute process.
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Source: theguardian.com