Tenancy Deposit Schemes
(asked on 13th April 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) deposits were received and (b) disputes were logged by each tenancy deposit scheme in each of the last five years.
The three government approved Tenancy Deposit Schemes in England help ensure that tenants are treated fairly at the end of their tenancy through protecting deposits.
A) The number of deposits received/protected in the last five years (live numbers at the end of March for each year)
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Deposit Protection Service (DPS) | 856,796 | 997,505 | 1,118,192 | 1,191,508 | 1,405,213 |
MyDeposits | 646,621 | 744,410 | 644,802 | 738,853 | 834,453 |
Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) | 870,796 | 917,386 | 1,085,116 | 1,135,769 | 1,186,047 |
TOTAL | 2,374,385 | 2,659,301 | 2,848,110 | 3,066,130 | 3,425,718 |
B) The number of adjudications in the last five years (for each year/not cumulative)
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Deposit Protection Service (DPS) | 5,617 | 7,245 | 8,957 | 9,754 | 10,912 |
MyDeposits | 4,460 | 5,211 | 6,590 | 5,580 | 5,394 |
Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) | 10,202 | 11,992 | 9,482 | 11,900 | 11,794 |
TOTAL | 20,279 | 24,448 | 25,029 | 28,234 | 28,100 |