header-logo header-logo

Home Login E-newsletter About us
09 March 2007 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7263 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
printer mail-detail

Civil way: 9 March 2007

© Copyright LexisNexis 2026. All Rights Reserved.

Tenancy deposits scheme - landlords beware, The Court of Appeal reports, Danger in the TCC, Payments in - the end

LET EARLY FOR EASTER

The tenancy deposit scheme (see www.communities.gov.uk/tenancydeposit) arrives on 6 April 2007 with the Housing Act 2004 (HA 2004), ss 212–214 and Sch 10 due to be brought into force along with the Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2007 (draft SI 2007/5748). The scheme will catch any tenancy deposit—money intended to be held by the landlord or otherwise as security for the performance of any obligations of the tenant or the discharge of any liability—in relation to an assured shorthold tenancy (it is reckoned that £695 is the average amount handed over) where the deposit is received on or after 6 April 2007.

Spot the difference

There are three approved schemes: a custodial scheme, where tenants pay landlords and landlords pay the deposits into the scheme, run by the Deposit Protection Service, which is free to landlords and letting agents; and two insurance schemes, where tenants pay

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Read All
Sponsored by
NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

Nikki Bowker, head of litigation and dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team

DWF—Chris Air

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

NEWS
Read All
NLJ this week: When post-breach events rewrite damages claims
Contract damages are usually assessed at the date of breach—but not always. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Gascoigne, knowledge lawyer at LexisNexis, examines the growing body of cases where courts have allowed later events to reshape compensation
NLJ this week: Supreme Court redraws unfair prejudice rules
The Supreme Court has restored ‘doctrinal coherence’ to unfair prejudice litigation, writes Natalie Quinlivan, partner at Fieldfisher LLP, in this week' NLJ
NLJ this week: ‘Joe Donor’ ruling exposes dangers of unregulated conception
The High Court’s refusal to recognise a prolific sperm donor as a child’s legal parent has highlighted the risks of informal conception arrangements, according to Liam Hurren, associate at Kingsley Napley, in NLJ this week
NLJ this week: CILEX warns Mazur ruling must spark reform
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur may have settled questions around litigation supervision, but the profession should not simply ‘move on’, argues Jennifer Coupland, CEO of CILEX, in this week's NLJ
NLJ this week: Conditional job offers carry hidden risks for employers
A simple phrase like ‘subject to references’ may not protect employers as much as they think. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, analyses recent employment cases showing how conditional job offers can still create binding contracts
Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis
back-to-top-scroll