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Tenancy Deposit Scheme – have you missed your deadline?
LetLaw have had a number of Tenancy Deposit Scheme queries lately from landlords and agents regarding deadlines for lodging deposits, and in particular the rules relating to tenancies which started prior to 7 March 2011. The Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011 provide for different timescales for lodging deposits, depending on when the tenancy commenced and
Tenancy Deposit Scheme Scotland – Another View from Down South
A few months ago, the LetLaw team looked at the English case of Surpere v Nice where a landlord had failed to lodge the deposit with a tenancy deposit scheme. For a refresher, see here (Scottish Proposals vs English Experience). The English courts have again looked at the tenancy deposit legislation and the impact on
Tenancy Deposit Scheme Scotland – are you ready?
All three of the tenancy deposit schemes in Scotland approved by the Scottish Government are now operational! The many different aspects of the Scottish TDS have been covered on our blog before however with the official operational date of 2 July 2012 having passed, it would be a good time to remind landlords of the
Tenancy Deposit Scheme Scotland – Diary Dates You Can’t Ignore
The Scottish Government has approved its first Tenancy Deposit Scheme!! Ministers have just announced that the scheme proposed by Letting Protection Scotland has been given the green light to become operational under the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011, with effect from Monday 2 July 2012. Meanwhile, two other schemes, namely SafeDeposits Scotland and MyDeposits
Tenancy Deposit Scheme Scotland – 2 Potential Providers
The private rented sector is waiting with baited breath for the first deposit scheme to be approved in Scotland. So who’s in the running? At present there are two potential providers; SafeDeposits Scotland and the Letting Protection Service Scotland. Option 1 – SafeDeposits Scotland a not-for-profit limited company registered in Scotland. headed up by the
Don’t be Afraid of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme
At the inaugural LetLaw Legal Update seminar in Glasgow, the hot topic was the tenancy deposit scheme and how this will work in practice. Whilst there was plenty of discussion surrounding ways of avoiding the scheme (!), the primary concern of both landlords and letting agents appeared to be what would happen if a scheme
Tenancy Deposit Scheme – Scottish Proposals vs English Experience
For many Scottish landlords, tenancy deposit schemes are a fairly alien concept. A landlord’s duty to comply with the tenancy deposit scheme regulations will apply when the scheme is approved by the Scottish Government and there’s still no clear indication when this will happen. Landlords in England and Wales however have been dealing with tenancy
