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SafeDeposits ADR top tips
Posted on Friday 14th of June 2013We recognise that often landlords and letting agents will have a valid reason to withhold a deposit, or a share of it, at the end of a tenancy - but with the arrival of tenancy deposit schemes, the process of claiming has changed dramatically, especially if the tenant disputes the claim. While no one wants a tenancy to end in a dispute over the deposit, if it does, it's best to be prepared. SafeDeposits is committed to helping landlords and letting agents know what to expect if the deposit...Read More

Tenants and SafeDeposits Scotland
Posted on Wednesday 9th of October 2013Warning: this blog post contains essential info on how to get your deposit back at the end of the tenancy!
Tenancy deposit schemes were introduced to ensure that tenants are able to get their deposit back from their landlord or agent when they move out, provided they have: met the terms of their tenancy agreement; not damaged the property or its contents; paid their rent and bills. But while tenancy deposit schemes were introduced to help, we recognise that the new process...Read More

Happy birthday, SafeDeposits
Posted on Wednesday 2nd of July 2014Happy birthday to us! SafeDeposits is two years old today. Since our launch on 2nd July 2012, we have grown to become the leading tenancy deposit scheme in Scotland, with a 57% share of the market. We would like to extend a sincere thank you to the landlords and letting agents who have chosen SafeDeposits as their tenancy deposit scheme provider. SafeDeposits has gone from strength to strength since launching and we will be releasing a birthday report later this month to give you a little...Read More

We now hold 60% of the market
Posted on Monday 24th of November 2014We are excited to learn that SafeDeposits now holds 60% of all deposits safely protected by tenancy deposit schemes in Scotland, as revealed by the latest figures released by the Scottish Government. We are delighted to be the leading tenancy deposit scheme in Scotland, to be the only scheme headquartered in Scotland, and to be the only scheme which is not for profit. We want to take this opportunity to thank our landlords and letting agents for choosing SafeDeposits to protect their...Read More

Landlord fined one third of the deposit for non-compliance
Posted on Friday 27th of February 2015In the latest ruling under the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011, a landlord has been fined one third of the deposit amount for non-compliance. In Jenson v Fappiano, the landlord failed to transfer a deposit of £1,000 to an approved tenancy deposit scheme or to provide the tenant with the Prescribed Information. The landlord was a first time landlord who had moved in with his father to let out his own home and had "no specialist knowledge of property...Read More

The Mission
Posted on Tuesday 17th of March 2015Welcome to my first blog post. I had planned to write this at the beginning of the year and already it's March – time flies when you're having fun! It's been nearly two years since I started at SafeDeposits Scotland, and for the majority of that time I have been very office focused, but for very good reasons. Finding and moving into our new Glasgow offices, bringing our call centre back in-house, growing the team, paying off our start up loan, treasury management of the increasing number of...Read More