Landlords Fail to Provide Evidence for Deposit Disputes
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Landlords Fail to Provide Evidence for Deposit Disputes

By |Published On: 2nd February 2015|

This article is an external press release originally published on the Landlord News website, which has now been migrated to the Just Landlords blog.

Landlords Fail to Provide Evidence for Deposit Disputes

Landlords Fail to Provide Evidence for Deposit Disputes

In 2014, one in six landlords required to provide evidence after a deposit dispute either missed the deadline, or did not send anything, causing an automatic ruling or pay-out for the tenant, according to the Deposit Protection Service (DPS).1

The DPS protects deposits during tenancy agreements, and also offers an independent adjudication service for disputes. They claim that 17.63% of landlords missed the deadline or did not respond.1

Tenants were even less likely to provide evidence on time, with more than 22.86% either submitting evidence after the deadline, or not delivering any at all.1

Head of Adjudication at the DPS, Alexandra Coghlan-Forbes, says: “Too many landlords and tenants are shooting themselves in the foot during disputes by failing to get us the evidence we need to assess their cases. We do everything we can to make sure both parties understand what’s needed and by when, and it’s important that both landlords and tenants meet the 14 calendar day deadline.”1

Last year, it was more common to not provide evidence at all than missing the deadline, with evidence from 10.37% of landlords, and 15.77% of tenants never being delivered.1

1 http://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/news_features/Many-landlords-fail-to-contest-dispute-resolution-cases

 

 

 

 

About the Author: Em Morley (she/they)

Em is the Content Marketing Manager for Just Landlords, with over five years of experience writing for insurance and property websites. Together with the knowledge and expertise of the Just Landlords underwriting team, Em aims to provide those in the property industry with helpful resources. When she’s not at her computer researching and writing property and insurance guides, you’ll find her exploring the British countryside, searching for geocaches.

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