Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 82063

Tenancy Deposit Schemes: Registration

Tabled: 14 October 2025

Answered: 24 October 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to help increase public awareness of the obligation of landlords to re-register tenancy deposits with each renewed or rolling tenancy agreement.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Under current legislation, landlords in England and Wales must protect a tenancy deposit in a government-approved scheme within 30 days of receiving it for an assured shorthold tenancy and provide prescribed information to their tenants. They must ensure ...

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