Represent Law is delighted to have helped a family obtain £4,050 for their deposit proteciton claim against their former landlord in addition to obtaining the return of the outstanding balance of the tenants' deposit of £600 which had been withheld from them. 

This is another solid result and if you would like to make a deposit protection claim against your landlord please contact Represent Law today.

Represent Law has obtained £7,155 for former tenants of a property in Pentonville at trial. Represent also secured the return of the tenants' deposit of £4,770 before trial.

The landlord and agent tried to argue that the tenants were not assured shorthold tenants but rather the rental was a 'holiday let' and therefore their deposit didn't need to be protected. Also, the agent didn't return the deposit until 3 months after the end of their tenancy. Their deposit was only returned after Represent Law sent the first letter before claim. 

At trial the judge dismissed the agent's and landlord's argument that the claimants were not tenants ordered the landlord and agent to pay deposit protection penalties under s.214(4) of the Housing Act 2004 within 14 days. 

Represent Law has successfully helped a client obtain a county court judgment against her landlord and letting agent at trial for failing to protect her tenancy deposit in a deposit protection scheme and for failing to return her tenant

We are delighted that we have achieved a solid result for our client and hopefully signals once again that landlords and letting agents are not above the law.