Skip to main content
Worcester Students' Union
Worcester Students' Union
  •  Account
  • Log in
  • Log in
  • Your Union
    • About Us
    • Advertise With Us
    • Data Protection
    • SU Sustainability
  • Your Voice
    • Academic Representation
    • All Student Meeting
    • Campaigns
    • Elections
    • Full Time Officers
    • Ideas Forum
    • Student Council
    • Student Networks
    • Your National Voice
  • Advice
    • *Advice Enquiry Form
    • Academic
    • Consumer Advice
    • Employability
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • Help & Advice for Postgraduate Research Students
    • Help & Advice Promotional Materials
    • Housing
    • Safe and Secure
    • Study Happy
    • The Cost of Living: Advice and Guidance for Students
    • Finance
  • Volunteering
    • - - LOG HOURS - -
    • Are You Volunteering?
    • Current Opportunities
    • Looking for Volunteers?
    • RAG (Raise and Give)
    • Volunteering FAQs
  • Networks
    • Network Committee Resource Hub
    • Network Elections
    • Start a new Network
    • What your memberships mean
  • Sports and Societies
    • *WorcStar*
    • Adopt a Soc
    • Club and Society Annual Elections
    • Committees' Resource Hub
    • Get Involved
    • Give it a Go
    • Societies
    • Sports
    • Start a New Society or Sports Club
    • Varsity
    • What your membership means
  • What's On
    • Celebration Week
    • Events
    • Tramps Nightclub
    • Worc Hard Play Hard
  • The Hangar
    • Best Bar None
    • Bookings
  •  My Account
  • Home /
  • Help & Advice /
  • Housing /
  • Housing Deposits

Housing Deposits

In this section

  • *Advice Enquiry Form
  • Academic
  • Consumer Advice
  • Employability
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Help & Advice for Postgraduate Research Students
  • Help & Advice Promotional Materials
  • Housing
    • Advice for Landlords
    • Contract Checking
    • Don't Rent Yet
    • Finding and Signing
    • Housing Deposits
    • Living in Student Housing
    • Looking for Housemates?
    • Moving in and out of student accommodation
    • University Accommodation
  • Safe and Secure
  • Study Happy
  • The Cost of Living: Advice and Guidance for Students
  • Finance

All deposits taken by landlords and letting agents for Assured Shorthold Tenancies in England and Wales, must be protected by a tenancy deposit protection scheme, this includes students letting rooms or properties during their studies.

If you are concerned your deposit isn't protected or you need more information, book an appointment with an Academic and Welfare Advisor here.  

______________________________________________________________________________

What are Tenancy Deposit Schemes?

The schemes allow tenants to get all or part of their deposit back when they are entitled to it, and encourages tenants and landlords to make a clear agreement from the start on the condition of the property.

The schemes:

 Allow tenants to get all or part of their deposit back when they are entitled to it
 Make any disputes easier to resolve
 Provide a free dispute resolution service
 Encourage tenants and landlords to make a clear agreement from the start on the condition of the property

There are currently three tenancy deposit protection schemes available for landlords and letting agents:
 My Deposits
 Tenancy Deposit Service (TDS)
 Deposit Protection Service (DPS)


How does it work?

Within 30 days of receiving a deposit the landlord or agent must give the tenant the details about how their deposit is protected including:

 The contact details of the tenancy deposit scheme selected
 The landlord or agent’s contact details
 How to apply for the release of the deposit
 Information explaining the purpose of the deposit
 What to do if there is a dispute about the deposit
 

Am I Protected?

Use Shelter's website to find out easily if you're protected.


Getting Your Deposit Back

Make sure you get your deposit back when your tenancy ends. Shelter has lots of helpful information on getting your deposit back.

Find out more

Citizens Advice - see the Citizens Advice guide to Tenancy Deposits and view their comprehensive information and advice on Student Housing

  • Home

Worcester Students' Union is a registered charity no. 1145192

Get in touch at studentsunion@worc.ac.uk

Advertise to Students Powered by MSL