As noted by Tessa at Landlord Law, the current (January 09) Legal Action housing updates includes a tenancy deposit case which further muddies the waters.
Ferguson v Jones, Birmingham County Court 5 Nov 2008 concerned an assured shorthold tenancy. Ms Jones had paid a deposit of £500, which was not put into a scheme within the initial 14 days. In fact it was not put into a scheme by the landlord until after the landlord had brought a possession claim (presumably not on a s.21 notice) and Ms Jones had counterclaimed for disrepair and for the three time the value of the deposit under s214(2) and (3) HA … Read the full post
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