I had a AST, started 18th May 07, finished 18th March 09. The landlady made all sorts of excuses to withhold my deposit; following which I researched here and discovered that my deposit was not protected under the TDS scheme. Nor was I informed within 14 days. She lives in the UK, I have her address, and everything would seem to be comparatively simple. The current situation is that I still do not have my deposit back, and I have already sent an LBA. So I'm about to start on the court process. I have a few queries, if someone would be kind enough to answer them:- 1. Should I hold fire until the High Court judgement on this? I have read that thread and it doesn't seem to me that any of that might apply to me, however it doesn't hurt to be thorough! 2. The answer is probably here, but I can't find it- can I submit the n208 forms online? Thanks

Thanks for this, Kentish Lass. I don't think this qualifies as a "revenge" claim- I simply want my deposit back. I've spent the last 3 months leading a merry chase round the houses with one excuse after another, and now I'm fed up. I'm planning to do as you suggest- in fact that's why I was asking about the LBA. However on present form I'm resigned to the fact that I'll have to take this all the way. I really hope it'll act as a laxative. I'm sick of landlords because this is now the 5th tenancy I've had where a LL seems to think they can use my deposit as a bonus. At a rough count, I've lost £8,000 since 1995 to LL's. A nice LL would be...different! If the courts are looking to pull away from this, I'll go have a chat with a lawyer first. Ta!

Hi, I'm seeking some advice on how to proceed with a TDS non-compliance claim. Background:- - I moved into a property on 18 May 07. - £500 deposit was paid (cash, into their account) on that date - I moved out on the 10th May 09. - I did not receive any paperwork relating to deposit protection, even though the tenancy agreement states that it was (it was one of those standard form TA's), during the entire time of the tenancy agreement. - I have recently been through all 3 of the deposit protection organisations, all three confirm that they have NOT been protecting my deposit. The landlord in the meantime is claiming that I should be paying her even more than I already have(!); I know that this is a separate issue from TDS, and I'll deal with it separately. Having exhaustively read as many of the relevant threads as I can find on here, it would seem I have a fairly simple case with a reasonable chance of success. My questions are- 1. Does anyone have a template for a LBA for a TDS-non compliance case? I've looked around the forum but (unless I'm being super-dumb and/or my Googling skills are less than I thought) there isn't one. 2. How much proof do I have to provide that the deposit was paid on the date it was paid? As I say, it was paid in cash into her account. I do have a receipt, but right now I'm not sure where it is. Should I wait and find it, or file the claim anyway? Edit- I do have a recent letter from her confirming that she holds the deposit, so there wouldn't be any argument as to the fact that she holds it, merely establishing the date. After 15 years of renting, and looking into the future it seems that I'll never own a house, I am so heartily SICK of landlords. I'm broadly familiar with County Courts; I just want to get it exactly right so that this particular landlord can get what's coming. Thanks guys!