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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-10-31more like thismore than 2018-10-31
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Business Premises: Tenancy Deposit Schemes more like this
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce an obligatory tenancy deposit scheme for commercial premises with a rateable value of £51,000 or less. more like this
tabling member constituency Tewkesbury more like this
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Mr Laurence Robertson more like this
uin 186170 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The terms on whether and how a deposit will be paid by the tenants of a commercial property and how this will be retained by the landlord should be included within the commercial lease agreement agreed by both parties. It may be useful to include in this a rent deposit deed setting out how the landlord will secure the deposit.</p><p>Under the tenancy deposit protection legislation introduced in the Housing Act 2004, all landlords letting on residential assured shorthold tenancies are required to protect their tenants' deposits in a government-approved scheme within 30 days of taking the deposit. We do not currently have any plans to require the use of a tenancy deposit scheme for commercial tenancies.</p><p>The letting agent or property manager should arbitrate any disputes between the landlord or tenant in the first instance. Since 1 October 2014, it has been a legal requirement for lettings agents and property managers in England to join one of two government-approved redress schemes (the Property Ombudsman or the Property Redress Scheme) and a complaint can be made to the relevant redress scheme should the letting agent or property manager be unable to arbitrate the dispute.</p>
answering member constituency South Derbyshire more like this
answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
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answering member
4053
label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson more like this