Browse our Tenancy Deposits Services
The need to landlords and agents to register any deposit in an authorised deposit scheme was introduced in April 2007. Since then, the area has been fraught with uncertainty and change.
Bury & Walkers acted in one of the first disputes heard by the Court of Appeal under this legislation: Tiensia v Vision Enterprises Ltd (t/a Universal Estates) and Honeysuckle Properties v Fletcher and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1224
Since then, we have acted for several landlords and agents in defending claims for tenancy deposit penalties. These penalties are now valued at between 1 and 3 times the amount of the deposit, and therefore can be an expensive claim against a landlord/agent. Unsurprisingly aggrieved tenants will seek the maximum of 3 times the value of the deposit as a penalty.
We act for landlords/agents so as to either eliminate the claim entirely or, at least, negotiate a reduced amount on their behalf.
Our expertise in this field has meant that we’ve presented seminars and talks on the subject to landlords, agents, housing associations and we are always aware up to date with any changes in legislation or case law.
Our areas of expertise include
Key Contacts
