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Tenancy deposit reform: a call for evidence (16 June 2022)
Consultation outcome
Tenancy deposit reform: a call for evidence
- From:
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- Published
- 27 June 2019
- Last updated
- 16 June 2022 — See all updates
Applies to England
This consultation has concluded
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Tenancy deposit reform: a call for evidence - government response
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Detail of outcome
This government response summarises the main findings from the tenancy deposit reform call for evidence, which ran from June – September 2019 and sought to understand the barriers tenants face when moving from one tenancy to the next in the private rented sector.
The government response also details the Department’s plans to explore the findings gathered through this call for evidence with the Tenancy Deposit Protection Working Group. The Working Group will continue to keep under review whether improvements can be made to deposit protection to the benefit of tenants and landlords.
Original consultation
Summary
A call for evidence on barriers tenants face providing a second deposit, asking views on innovative approaches to help tenants move more easily.
This consultation ran from
3:30pm on 27 June 2019 to 11:45pm on 5 September 2019
Consultation description
This call for evidence seeks to understand the barriers tenants face providing a second deposit when moving from one tenancy to the next. It looks at what can be done to speed up the return of deposits to tenants at the end of the tenancy.
It considers whether existing initiatives to address deposit affordability are meeting tenants’ needs and whether the market can offer improved products. It also explores innovative approaches that could be taken to help tenants move more easily, including allowing tenants to passport their deposit between tenancies.
The call for evidence builds on the work of the Tenancy Deposit Protection Working Group, which has been looking at whether improvements can be made to deposit protection to the benefit of tenants and landlords.
Documents
Tenancy deposit reform: a call for evidence
Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-5484-5PDF, 505 KB, 36 pages
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Published 27 June 2019
Last updated 16 June 2022 + show all updates