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so i'm pretty sure we can claim compensation for that too if we really want to.
There is a route for this, yes.
You have to be served the 'prescribed information', and you have to have signed it.
As a LL, failure to serve it puts you in breach of the law, and the fine that is imposed can be quite large (3x deposit or whatnot)
You can use this as leverage. Or use it to fuck him. Or both. As a LL I'd suggest the former, then based on the response, try the later if you need to.
http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/what-to-do-after-your-tenants-deposit-is-secured/
As always, don't read the comments.
Howard
yeah, will post up when I'm free and clear. he is most east london based, i'm in Whitechapel. Think I may have found a place, and like you say, better to get out and then explore routes as then he has no leverage. for example our deposits were never put in the safe schemes so i'm pretty sure we can claim compensation for that too if we really want to.
the thing that bugs me most is how much of a dick he is, considering how many houses he owns, and how much money we have paid him and have literally been the perfect tenants. the house is in a better state now than when we moved in as we gave up on him fixing shit and did it ourselves, even down to putting in a phoneline!