Screwed out of my deposit...

Cheers. Here's one of the first things it says:

• Golden Rule: If there is no initial inventory, the landlord has no grounds for withholding the deposit (unless there are rent arrears). This is because the landlord, without an inventory, is unable to prove what the state of the property was at the start of the tenancy. Therefore it is not in your best interest, as tenant, to insist on an initial inventory.