Helen Thring
Marketing & Operations Manager
Helen is Nick’s sister and she successfully set up and established our Lettings Department back in 2013. Having spent much of her career prior to DY working in marketing, Helen now heads up our Marketing & Operations department. This suits her organisational skills, creativity and keen eye for detail perfectly! She loves taking long walks with her Labrador Finn and when time permits, travelling and visiting new places around the globe.
Top of my bucket list is…
To visit more new countries and ultimately, travel round Europe in a camper van.
My guilty pleasure…
Ben & Jerry’s cookie dough ice cream – I’ve got a very sweet tooth, for my sins.
When I was younger, I wanted to be…
Less shy.
If I were a superhero, my superpower would be…
To find a cure for cancer and dementia. Here’s hoping.
On Sunday morning, you can usually find me…
Up bright and early for a dog walk!
You might be surprised to know that…
One of my earliest qualifications as a teenager was as a Clarks trained shoe fitter. Ohh, all those back to school shoes!
15 Mar 2016
As a Landlord of domestic premises, you may have requested a security deposit to cover the costs associated with a tenant’s breach of their tenancy agreement. However, you are now legally obliged to lodge your tenant’s deposit in a government-backed tenancy deposit scheme (TDP). Any tenant that has rented their home from you on an assured shorthold tenancy that started after 6 April 2007 must be protected in this way.
Failure to use one of these schemes is unlawful. Furthermore, if you subsequently need to go to court to obtain possession, you will find it very difficult to do so if you have not complied with this legislation.
There are three companies selected by the Government that run Tenancy Deposit Schemes. There are also different types of scheme. One is insurance based where the deposit is kept by the Landlord and a premium is charged by the insurer to protect the deposit. The other form is a custodial service where the deposit is held a selected third party on behalf of the Landlord.
The insurance option may cost between £13 and £22 dependent on the size of the deposit. The custodial scheme usually has no initial charge. Companies offering Tenancy Deposit Schemes include Capita, Computershare and My Deposits (formerly Tenancy Deposit Solutions).
Some of these schemes also offer a dispute resolution service.
For more information speak to one of our residential lettings specialists on 01344 860121.
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