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Deposits should be held by the city. The landlord should be forced to prove they deserve it in a court of law. (lemmy.ml)
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Shouldn't be a issue since landlords never lie to keep deposits right?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

The UK is pretty bad for tenants rights but they do force landlords to putting deposits into special accounts that have legal protections for the tenant, and if said landlord tries to avoid it you can usually easily win back a multiple value of your deposit with little the landlord can do.

Landlords regularly take the piss with claiming exorbitant amounts for "damages" which is harder to contest, and many of us just accept a few deductions even knowing they will just pocket it.