Housing Claim Team

26/05/2022

https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/tenancy-deposit-rights/55568/

13/05/2021

Shocking living conditions now account for a third of all rental accommodation, could you be owed thousands in compensation?

After the Croydon housing scandal, ITV News has uncovered widespread problems with leaks, damp and mould in tower blocks across the UK.

06/07/2020

How was your weekend, did you embrace your newfound freedoms or did you stay home?

25/06/2020

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22/06/2020

Landlords will try anything to get around paying deposits into the correct schemes, there is only one reason they don't want your money kept safe and that is so they can keep it themselves.

For more information on claiming thousands back from your dodgy Landlord or letting agent message us now.

https://propertyindustryeye.com/lettings-agent-fined-40000-for-membership-club-scam-in-landmark-prosecution/

22/06/2020

Can I still claim for a mishandled tenancy deposit if I have moved out of the property?

Yes. You have up to 6 years to make a claim after moving out of a property. If you have rented multiple properties and several landlords have failed to meet their legal obligations, you could claim against each Landlord.

If you have rented a property in the last 6 years why not use our free checker service, you could be owed thousands, message us for more information.

21/06/2020

Happy Fathers Day from Refund Guru.

Keep on being a hero.

19/06/2020

Can I make a claim myself?

In theory, Tenants can make a claim themselves but this is not as easy as making a PPI claim. Shelter provides useful information which lays out some of your basic rights. However it is important to be aware of the key risks of going it alone:

The law surrounding Tenancy Deposits is extremely complicated and evolving. Our legal professionals are experienced in building cases based on the latest case law;

Your Landlord may ignore you, make statements which are untrue, twist the process or instruct solicitors to try and force you to drop your claim. Dealing with this approach can be confusing and stressful for the inexperienced;

When approaching your Landlord you will have to disclose your personal contact details to them, something we protect you against when you use our company;

Your Landlord may make you an offer of settlement far beneath the level we could get you, meaning you miss out on potential refund amount;

You may have to make an application to and attend the court in order to pursue your money. This is a daunting and confusing process for people with limited experience and is also extremely time consuming;

You will have to pay the court application and hearing fees yourself, where as making a claim through us, the costs are funded for you;

There is a potential that you could lose more money than you gain.
Our company knows how to handle these cases properly. We will extract the best possible compensation in the quickest timeframe and you won’t have to do a thing.

19/06/2020

Why I can claim compensation?

If your deposit was not protected or fully returned to you by your landlord, you are more than likely owed thousands of pounds.

The law that governs landlords is very clear. If your landlord didn’t comply, your compensation is as good as waiting for you.

There are three scenarios in which you would be owed refunds;

~Your landlord must protect your deposit using one of the approved Tenancy Deposit Schemes.
~Your landlord must protect your deposit within 30 days of taking the money.
~Your landlord must send you the correct signed, prescribed information.

If an existing Tenancy is altered in any way, your Landlord must again protect the deposit and again serve the correct prescribed information within 30 days.

Your landlord is required by law to put your rent deposit into one of the three Government-backed tenancy deposit schemes.

The three schemes are;

DPS Deposit Protection Service
Tenancy Deposit Scheme
My Deposits

If your landlord has failed to comply with ANY of these rules, then you’re entitled to receive compensation worth up to 3 times the value of the deposit.

Please get in touch and we will do the rest.

18/06/2020

OUR PROCESS

Get in touch with us!

If you quaify for a claim and you wish to proceed, we’ll ask you for a few items, a copy of the Tenancy Agreement and proof of when you paid your deposit (this could be a bank statement, email confirmation, cheque stub).

We contact your Landlord.

We know you probably don't want to get in touch with your old Landlord so we do so on your behalf, issuing the landlord with instruction of the claim and to pay the compensation due (this is 1-3 times the original deposit).

The Landlord pays

In the majority of cases the landlord will pay up due to the laws and regulations in place that he has not adhered to and so compensation is legally due to you.

If Landlord doesn’t Pay

In the unlikely event your landlord refuses to pay, the case may then go to court. Everything is handled by our solicitors, who’ll attend on your behalf, so everything is taken care of for you.

No risk to you

Whatever the court outcome, we operate a No win – No Fee service, this means we only get paid if the claim is successful. If the claim is successful, we receive a fixed percentage of your compensation figure and this is agreed in advance.

Contact us now if you think we could help you.

18/06/2020

According to the National Housing Statistics 27% of all deposits were either not protected or if they were the tenant was not aware.

Also reveled that around 1.9 million private renters reported an issue with condensation, damp or mould in their home.

Its crazy landlords are getting away with this.

Please get in touch if you are affected by any of these issues.