Represent Law has settled another deposit protection claim following issuing proceedings in the County Court at Birmingham.

The landlord agreed to settle the claim for £7,250, being £5,250 in respect of the claim and £2,000 for costs. 

Once again we are delighted to have helped our client, the tenant, obtain justice in this case. 

If you have been in a similar position, see if you can make a claim against your landlord for failing to protection your deposit.

Represent Law has obtained summary judgment in a deposit protection claim against a landlord in Birmingham. Ruling that the landlord had no defence to the s.214(4) Housing Act 2004 claim in law, the judge ordered the landlord to pay £12,950 in respect of the claim and £4.063.40 for costs. 

This is another excellent result and we are delighted to have helped the tenants obtain justice. 

If you have been in a similar position, see if you can make a claim against your landlord for failing to protection your deposit.

Represent Law has obtained £5,742.30 in an out of court settlement of a deposit protection claim for 4 students in Oxford.

The tenants rented a property in Oxford and their deposit was incorrectly registered with the deposit protection scheme. Accordingly, at the end of their tenancy they were unable to use the deposit protection scheme to dispute deductions to their deposit. 

After contacting Represent Law, the deposit protection claim was discovered and court proceedings were subsequently issued. 

Following service of the claim, the letting agent agreed to settle the claim for £2,942.30 in respect of the deposit protection penalty and £2,800 for costs. 

This is another excellent result and we are delighted to have helped the tenants obtain justice. 

If you have been in a similar position, see if you can make a claim against your landlord for failing to protection your deposit.

Represent Law has obtained a pre-trial settlement in a deposit protection claim for £5,780 today (being £3,500 for the claim and £2,280 for costs). 

The landlord had not protected the tenant's deposit claiming that the deposit was an advance rent. Analysis of the rent payments and the Claimant's tenancy agreement showed that a deposit had in fact been paid which required protecting in accordance with the deposit protection provisions set out in the Housing Act 2004. 

This is another great result and we are delighted to have helped our client obtain the return of this deposit in addition to two deposit protection penalties. 

If you have been in a similar position, contact Represent Law today to see if you can also make a deposit protection claim. 

Represent Law has obtained settlement of a deposit protection claim for £1,600 in respect of the claim and £1,863.08 in respect of costs.

This is another great result and we are delighted to have again helped a tenant obtain justice. 

If you have been in a similar position, see if you can make a claim against your landlord for failing to protection your deposit.

Represent Law has obtained £12,000 in an out of court settlement for a client in a pre-trial settlement.

The tenant was a joint tenant for 6 different tenancies at a property. The joint deposit was not protected properly in a deposit protection scheme with only one of the three joint tenants named on the deposit protection information. Also the tenant was never given the Prescribed Information. 

The landlord's solicitors tried to argue that the tenant could only claim for 1 tenancy and not six and that any s.214(4) deposit penalty should be limited only to the claimant's "share" of the deposit. 

Proceedings were issued and Represent's arguments were accepted by the landlord's solicitors who agreed to settle the claim for £9,000 and £3,000 for costs. 

This is another excellent result and we are delighted to have helped the tenant obtain justice. 

If you have been in a similar position, contact Represent Law today to see if you can also make a deposit protection claim. 

Represent Law has obtained a judgment of £10,300 against a London landlord today with £6,800 being awarded in respect of the claim and £3,500 for costs. 

The landlord admitted liability for one tenancy but denied that it was possible in law for more than one s.214(4) penalties to be awarded for subsequent tenancies. The landlord further argued that her agent had taken the tenant's deposit money hence she had never received the tenant's deposit but had mode good the deposit shortfall and paid the deposit back to the tenant. 

These arguments were swiftly dismissed by the judge who ordered multiple s.214(4) penalties and costs. 

Again this is another solid results and once again shows that landlords are liable s.214(4) claims plus costs. If you have been in this situation and you need help, contact Represent Law today. 

Represent Law has obtained another judgment against a letting agent in London due to failures to protect tenancy deposits. 

The claimants were tenants for two tenancies in a property in London. Several tenants decline to join in the claim as claimants hence were added as Defendants pursuant to CPR19.(2) but no order was sought against them. 

Counsel for the Agent argued that multiple s.214(4) penalties were not allowed in law and that any s.214(4) penalty should be based on the "share" of the deposit paid by each claimant and not the total tenancy deposit. 

The judge dismissed these arguments referring to the judgment of HHJ Luba QC in Sturgiss v Boddy (2021) in which Represent Law also acted for the successful claimants. The judge awarded £13,956.33 in respect of the two s.214(4) deposit claims plus £3,550 for costs. 

This is another example that multiple s.214(4) penalties do apply to deposit protection claims and that penalties are not limited to "shares" of deposits. 

This is another fantastic result for the tenants and Represent Law are delighted to have acted for them in this matter. If you need help with your deposit, contact Represent Law today.