The Court of Appeal has given judgment concerning the effect of a Landlord’s failure to protect a deposit under the Rent Deposit Scheme brought in by the Housing Act 2004, when it decided that the Landlord could avoid the statutory penalty of three-times the deposit by lodging the deposit under the scheme at any time prior to the hearing. The Court of Appeal also decided that a Section 21 Notice could be served once a deposit has been lodged under the scheme. For further advice please contact Christopher Thomas or Alan Kirby of our Landlord & Tenant Department.
