Everyday life practice question
When a tenant pays a deposit on an assured shorthold tenancy in England, what must the landlord do with it?
- Keep it in their own personal bank account
- Protect it in a government-approved tenancy deposit schemeCorrect answer
- Spend it straight away on future repairs
- Hand it to the local council for safekeeping
Why
Landlords letting on an assured shorthold tenancy must place the deposit in an official tenancy deposit protection scheme, which helps ensure the money is returned fairly at the end of the tenancy.
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