Hello, I am about to file a case against the Landlord for Non refund of deposit and TDS non compliance 1. My original deposit was £1500. The landlord has refunded £1000 He has held back £500 for minor reasons and that too are lies as I have signed proof from agent that everything is received in same condition. Question: 1. Can I still file for TDS non compliance for balance £500.00 deposit and claim 3x500 = 1500 back?

My tenancy began on 30th June 2007 and ended on 28th June 2008. The landlord is holding back my deposit on following 3 issues. 1. Leakage in Toilet: There is a very small leakage from water pipe. This happened automatically as wear & tear and not wilful damage. I spotted it in Apr 2008 and informed landlords managing agent to get is repaired. I sent an email to this effect on which the letting agent did not took any action 2. Patio Doors There are large pation doors from living room to balcony. There was a problem in closing these doors. I spotted this at the beginning of my tenancy and made landlords agent to sign that doors are malfunctioning. At the end of tenancy I also took signature from agent that the doors are received in same condition 3. Oven The landlord claims that the oven is not working. We however used to use it and it was working fine till the end. The landlord or agent never did any inventory at the beginning and the new tenants have also moved in the property after we moved out Please advice 1. Can landlord disown what his agent has given in writing to me. I have never met landlord and his agent did handing over of apartment, taking deposit from me and taking the possession back on his behalf 2. Can emails be used as proofs in courts? 3. How can the oven thing which he is claiming can be resolved? This is because I have written proofs for toilet and patio doors but not for oven . What I know is that oven was working fine when we left

Hello All, I need your valuable advice 1. I entered into an AST on 30th June 2007 which ended on 28th June 2008 and I have moved out 2. The landlords agents handed over the possession but never did inventory. I however on my own initiative noted down issues and got it signed by Agent both at start and end of AST 3. The agent is from Harrow and is a crook. He informed landlord that I have done damages (This is because I did not extended this tenancy for which I was paying above market rent and I took another similat property from this agents competitor) 4. Landlord has witheld £500.00 of my deposit and refuses to recognize what his agent has given in writing to me. On the other hand he does not have any inventory also 5. I also asked him now about how is my deposit protected and he gave me in writing (email) that my deposit is not protected 6. I sent him 19 email reminders and several phone calls and he stopped responding to them lately. So I have now sent him LBA to return my deposit in 14 days or I will file a TDS Non Compliance case against him 7. He received the LBA and was furious. He called me yesterday, used abusive language and said that "He owns 100 apartments in London and also knows loopholes in Housing Act. Even if I put up a claim I will lose because he will fight using this loophole" He also threatened me that now he will file a counter claim on me and ask for more than £500.00 back from me. 8. I paid the deposit to his Agent for which I have a receipt. The AST signed by landlord clearly states that the agent will receive the deposit but it will be held by landlord. The AST does not have any mention of TDS. The landlord claims that he is not liable for deposit protection because he did not received full money from agent because the agent deducted his commission from there Whatever I have stated above are FACTS. I know that I have not done any damages I am really worried. I am new to this country and have a professional career + family to look after. Questions 1. Are you aware of any such loopholes in tenancy deposit Act? which landlord can use to evade paying back deposit + penalty 2. I have not done any damage for which he should hold my £500.00 deposit leave alone filing a counter claim. He did not do any inventory but I have signed letters from his agent at beginning and end of tenancy which clearly states that there were issues at the beginning of tenancy and the apartment was found in the same condition. Can he disown this letter from his agent 3. Should I go ahead and file a case in couty court. How much will it cost and how much of my time will be required

Hello All, I am new to the country and have been going through a stressful time because of non refund of deposit. Some Facts: 1. I moved to UK in April 2007 and rented a property in Harrow from 30th June 2007 through an agent 2. I paid the deposit to agent for which I have a receipt. The contract is with landlord which says the deposit is held by landlord 3. I paid all the rents to landlord in his accounts on time. 4. The tenancy ended on 28th June 2008 and I handed over the possession to the agent 5. When I took the possession, I found lot of issues around cleanliness and appliances not working etc. I had to chase the agent for few months and got some of them resolved and for pending issues I made a list and got is signed from the agent 6. At the end of tenancy, I again got the agent to sign that the property has been received in the same condition as at the time of possession 7. I have never met the landlord but have spoken to him on phone Issue Description 1. The landlord has witheld £500.00 out of total £1500.00 deposit I paid to him on the grounds that agent has raised some issues 2. It is now 45 days since I have vacated the property and the reason they have provided are 1. Problem with Door lock 2. Oven not working 3. I had noticed the door problem at possession and have a signed document from agent and I knew the oven was working when we left 4. So I have disputed both the issues and have demanded a joint visit to the property to see. 5. The landlord and Agent are citing each other responsible to sort this out but no one is acting. Infact the landlord has written to me that he would not respond to my any email and I will have to sort it out with agent. The agent on the other hand says he has nothing to do in this matter Landlord is wrong at 1. He has not protected my deposit in any TDS inspite of my tenancy being started on 30th June 2007. 2. He is witholding my deposit unreasonably and is not accepting what agent has signed (Please note that all the dealings on behalf of landlord like taking deposit, handing over possession, letting management, Taking keys back was done by this agent) Please advice 1. Should I put a case on landlord for not having protected my deposit 2. Or should I put a case in small claims court for not returning my deposit in reasonable time If yes, what is the process AND WHAT ARE MY CHANCES