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Ban insured deposit protection schemes

Submitted by Misha Jalil on Monday 21st April 2025

Published on Monday 2nd June 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd December 2025

Signatures: 37

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30 days ~ BANNED ~ Court Order ~ Courts ~ Deposit ~ Landlords ~ Law ~ Money ~ Protecting ~ Scheme ~ Spending ~ The Law ~ The order

Petition Action

Ban insured deposit protection schemes

Petition Details

Please amend the law to provide greater protections to tenants by banning insured deposit protection schemes.

Additional Information

Currently, landlords must register tenant's deposits within 30 days and provide prescribed information.

There are two types of TDP schemes: (1) Insured and (2) Custodial Scheme.

The insured scheme allows the landlord/agent to keep control of the deposit for a fee.

We think there aren't adequate safeguards for tenants under this arrangement.
Tenants may have to go to court to get their deposit back - spending time and more money. Even with a court order against the landlord, the tenant may have to apply for enforcement if the landlord does not follow the order from the Court.


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