Letter from Landlord Refusing Return of Deposit - Form Pro · UK-law

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Dear ________,

RE: Proposed Deduction from your Tenancy Deposit — Property at ________

I write further to the termination of your assured shorthold tenancy of the property at the address set out above (the “Property”), which commenced on ________ and ended on ________ (the “Tenancy”), governed by the tenancy agreement dated ________ (the “Tenancy Agreement”).

The purpose of this letter is to set out the deductions which I, as Landlord, propose to make from the tenancy deposit of £________ (the “Deposit”) which you paid at the commencement of the Tenancy.

1. Protection of your Deposit

In accordance with sections 213 to 215 of the Housing Act 2004, the Deposit has been protected in the following Government-authorised tenancy deposit protection scheme: ________, under reference number ________. The prescribed information required under section 213(5) and (6) of that Act was provided to you on ________.

2. Proposed Deductions

I propose to retain the sum of £________ from the Deposit in respect of arrears of rent which remain outstanding for the period of ________. Under clause ________ of the Tenancy Agreement you are obliged to pay the rent as and when it falls due, and the Tenancy Agreement entitles the Landlord to apply the Deposit towards any rent lawfully owed but unpaid at the end of the Tenancy.

A further sum of £________ is proposed to be deducted in respect of ________. An itemised schedule of all proposed deductions, together with supporting evidence (including, where relevant, the check-in and check-out inventory and invoices), is enclosed with this letter for your reference. For the avoidance of doubt, no deduction is sought in respect of fair wear and tear.

3. Balance to be Refunded

After the proposed deductions set out above, the balance of the Deposit to be returned to you is £________. Subject to your agreement, I shall arrange for this balance to be paid to you within ________ days of the date of this letter, or within the period required by the rules of the deposit protection scheme, whichever is the shorter, by way of ________.

4. Your Right to Dispute

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5. General

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Should you have any questions or wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact me. I will be happy to provide any further information you may reasonably require.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

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Landlord

Enc: Itemised Schedule of Proposed Deductions and supporting evidence