The deposit diaries: The importance of covering your tracks
The importance of putting things down in writing
Mike Morgan
The Deposit Diaries: The importance of taking notice
Michael Morgan, director of dispute resolution at TDS, discusses a recent decision by an adjudicator
The Deposit Diaries: Was landlord’s claim over wasp nest a sting at end of tenancy?
Here's the buzz: landlord claims £150 for removal of wasp nest, but should tenants take the blame for infestation?
The Deposit Diaries: An open and shut case?
Michael Morgan, director of Dispute Resolution at TDS, discusses a recent decision by an adjudicator
The Deposit Diaries: When moths eat their way into a landlord’s profits
Tenants have an obligation to report damage – but a moth infestation is particularly hard to deal with in a deposit dispute
Deposit diaries: Dispute after tenants chopped branch off tree without owner’s permission
Landlord claimed £225 saying that's what branch would have been worth as firewood
The Deposit Diaries: Thinking your claim through
Consider the strength of your claim carefully before you make it
The Deposit Diaries: Make sure you put it all in writing
Don't rely on a verbal agreement in a tenancy contract
The Deposit Diaries: Importance to agents of providing unambiguous tenancy agreements
Unclear term in tenancy agreement made it impossible for agent to claim from a deposit
Chips in bath noticed after check-out inspection
Landlord awarded sum in dispute over damaged bath
Spilling the dirt: How cleaning issues may not be the tenant’s fault
When cleaners don’t clean – it can be a messy business for tenancy deposit disputes
Landlord loses deposit case after damage in communal area
Case illustrates importance of check-in reports covering all areas tenants will use
Tenant wins deposit case after disputing agent’s estimate
Adjudicator says tenant's offer to pay portion of expected bill was fair
Landlord fails in claim after tenant quits without notice
Landlord fails in attempt to get deduction from deposit after tenant breached contract
A cat scratch – but the real problem is whether deposit covered damage
Inventory noted sofas but not doorposts in property used by 'illegal' cat