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My Landlord has been very unreliable since the day I signed the lease,never fulfilling promises made to have the house in order for me moving in and I have reason to believe I will not get my deposit back as they don't seem to operate professionally in general. I have asked my LL if my deposit is protected and they said yes but when I asked where? I got no reply. My last months rent is due soon, I know that legally they should have given me all the info at the beginning and there should be no problem in telling me where it is. What do I do in this situation I don't particularly want the hassle but have had enough of being taken for a fool with this particular LL. I know I can take him to court if I don't receive my deposit which Ive been told I will receive by bank transfer  ten days after check out. Also they didn't do an official inventory but are saying they will go through the inventory i never signed one but do know exactly what should be in home and will be leaving it all intact and in good order, Its just that he hasn't been true to his word about anything so have no reason to trust now. Any help appreciated finding it stressful, and I need the money back. I am in Scotland.

Don't know the ins and out in Scotland but there is protection in place to stop rogue landlords doing this.

Have a read of

http://scotland.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/advice_topics/paying_for_a_home/deposits/tenancy_deposit_schemes

And even give them a call to discuss.

Its your choice.

Personally I wouldn't pay the last months rent, and therefore its will not be a problem.

It depends on whether you need a reference, and certainly this option is neither legal, ethical, or indeed sensible for a landlord to say... Queue Hippo.

If I don't pay last months rent they will be hounding me to get out of the house early and id imagine it would get nasty, but I did think about it.

Quote from: Angela on May 17, 2015, 11:25:49 AM...I know that legally they should have given me all the info at the beginning and there should be no problem in telling me where it is. What do I do in this situation I don't particularly want the hassle but have had enough of being taken for a fool with this particular LL.

Get in touch with the parties that can hold your deposit and check whether they do. If they do not say they have it, get suspicious. If you find it is with one of those third parties you can relax a little bit, maybe.

I did and it isn't held with them.