The Top 10 deposit disputes and how to avoid them

Deposit disputes remain one of the most common challenges facing landlords, agents and inventory professionals. But what are the most frequent causes of disputes, and more importantly, how can they be prevented.

Join Louise Breeze from TDS and Mitch Handley from Inventory Hive as they count down the top 10 deposit disputes seen across the private rented sector.

Louise will share real-life dispute examples, adjudication insights and case studies from TDS, highlighting where landlords and agents commonly fall short. Following each example, Mitch will demonstrate the practical inventory and inspection processes that can help reduce risk, strengthen evidence and improve outcomes.

TDS: Easy tenancy deposit protection

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) is the only not-for-profit, Government-approved tenancy deposit protection scheme offering both FREE Custodial tenancy deposit protection and Insured tenancy deposit protection.

Inventory Hive: Property inspection software

Inventory Hive is a cloud-based property reporting and 360° virtual tour software, allowing for market leading paperless management of inventories, check-ins, interim visits, comparative check-outs, custom reports and easy to use virtual tours.

Speakers

Louise Breeze

Lead Adjudicator, TDS

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Mitch Handley

Marketing Manager, Inventory Hive

Mitch is the Marketing Manager at Inventory Hive. A cloud-based property inspection reporting platform.