{"id":157966,"date":"2025-07-20T17:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rental-deposit-scheme-puts-millions-in-the-pockets-of-landlords\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T18:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T11:35:34","slug":"rental-deposit-scheme-puts-millions-in-the-pockets-of-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rental-deposit-scheme-puts-millions-in-the-pockets-of-landlords\/","title":{"rendered":"Rental deposit scheme \u2018puts millions in the pockets of landlords\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nExclusive: Almost a quarter of tenants have had money withheld unfairly, say campaignersThe official deposit scheme for renters is \u201cputting millions in unscrupulous landlords\u2019 pockets\u201d, campaigners have said.Almost half (46%) of renters said they did not know they could challenge deposit deductions they deemed to be unfair. Only 4% have used the formal dispute resolution process to try to reclaim the money. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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