How do I get my deposit back?

I'm living in the UK, renting a place and may soon need to leave because I think the Lanlord intends to sell.


The problem is the estate agent that arranged the contract between me and the landlord has gone bust and they have my month's deposit.


The estate agent were called Homecrest Residential if that helps.


Thanks.|||you dont get your deposit back


did you start to rent after April the first last year if so your deposit or bond should have been brought the government scheme.


if the estate agent as your deposit it is lost





EDIT IS THE ESTATE AGENT AS GONE BANKRUPT IT IS A WASTE OF TIME LOOKING AT ANY PAPERWORK OR TAKING PICTURES OR EVEN GOING TO A SMALL CLAIMS COURT BECAUSE YOU CANNOT EVEN DO THAT HE AS GONE BANKRUPT. YOU WILL JUST JOIN THE LIST OF UNSECURED CREDITORS|||it MUST be written in your contract - i.e. the arrangement towards the deposit.


there you will find your answer. go to the courts to enforce it.





good luck|||take some pic and be read to show any one that the place looks the same as when you first moved in hate to say but if you really want money back you may have to take him to small claims Court. good luck|||It is your landlord's responsibility to look after the deposit, so chase him (legally if necessary) to get it back. Also, have the house professionally cleaned before you leave so the landlord can't keep any part of the deposit.|||under english law your deposit must be put in a bank account by the landlord as your money. It is not the landlords money it is yours. If they have breached contract then you are entitled to your deposit. The deposit is there to pay for damage tenants may do or other breaches on the part of the tenant. if the landlord decides to alter his intent then that is not your fault therefore you are entitled to your deposit back. sue the landlord.|||It depends.





Many estate agents turn over the deposit money to the landlord. If that is the case, the landlord will return it at the end of the lease.





You may also ask the landlord about the deposit since many business insurance policies, which your landlord will have, cover this sort of loss. The landlord should be helpful in this matter.





Many estate agents maintain separate accounts for deposits. If that is the case, the company accounts and the deposit accounts will not have anything to do with each other. Simply contact the executor (if they are in bankruptcy) and they will advise you.





If the company didn't maintain separate accounts and they have gone bankrupt or simply disappeared, then you are probably out of luck. You can of course file a small claims suit against them, but chances are you will not get the money back.





best wishes