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17/12/2008
Deposit protection schemes could help 'more vulnerable tenants' |
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An expert has claimed that the tenancy deposit protection scheme may be beneficial to renters such as the elderly or infirm.
Tom Entwistle, editor of Landlordzone.co.uk, claims that vulnerable people who are not in a position to "apply pressure" to the landlord may find the scheme helpful.
Mr Entwistle also suggested that protecting deposits should have a "positive effect" on dealings between landlords and their tenants.
The reason for this is that it "takes the deposit out of the landlords' hands".
Previously, the old system only worked well when both parties were fair about the situation and a small minority of landlords abused it, he added.
David Salusbury, chairman of mydeposits.co.uk, has claimed that a landlord "has no right" to withhold a deposit if tenants act according to the rules laid out in their agreements.
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