Rents and deposits
Various rules apply to the charging and handling of rents and deposits@
- no charge must be made for a person to have their name put on a list for accommodation
- no charge must be made for drawing up or copying the tenancy agreement
- if a deposit is required, it must be no more that the equivalent of two months’ rent. Deposits must be lodged with one of the three Tenancy Deposit schemes
- if rent is paid weekly, the landlord must issue a rent book and enter a receipt for each weekly payment
- the tenant cannot be required to pay rent before the start of the rental period to which it relates
- proper procedures must be followed before changing the amount of rent to be charged
- under a private residential tenancy, if a tenant pays in cash they must be issued with a receipt stating the amount paid and whether the account is up to date or there is still an amount outstanding
Find out more information on rents and deposits.