Longmore LJ said: ‘Chapter 4 of Part 6 of the 2004 Act was intended to deal (inter alia) with the notorious abuse of landlords requiring deposits from prospective tenants but not keeping the sums paid in any separate account or refusing to repay such sums at the end of the tenancy.’
Judges:
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury MR and Smith LJ, Longmore LJ
Citations:
[2010] EWCA Civ 117
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Cited – Tiensia v Vision Enterprises Ltd (T/A Universal Estates) CA 11-Nov-2010
The court was asked whether, where a landlord had failed to comply with the requirement to place a deposit received with a tenancy deposit scheme within fourteen days, the tenant was entitled to the penalties imposed by the Act despite later . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 14 August 2022; Ref: scu.401796
