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Onde se aplica?
O que é o depósito de reserva e que valor pode ser pedido?
Texto oficial, em inglês
In this Act “holding deposit” means money which is paid by or on behalf of a tenant to a landlord or letting agent before the grant of a tenancy with the intention that it should be dealt with by the landlord or letting agent in accordance with Schedule 2 (treatment of holding deposit).
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1, paragraph 3(2)
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In sub-paragraph (3) “one week's rent” means the amount of the annual rent payable in respect of the tenancy immediately after its grant, renewal or continuance divided by 52.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1, paragraph 3(4)
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A payment of a holding deposit is not a permitted payment if— (a) the landlord or letting agent to whom the deposit was paid has previously received a holding deposit (“the earlier deposit”) in relation to the same housing, (b) the landlord or letting agent has not repaid all or part of the earlier deposit, and (c) none of paragraphs 6 to 12 of Schedule 2 have applied so as to permit the landlord or letting agent not to repay the earlier deposit or the part that has not been repaid.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1, paragraph 3(5)
O que significa «the deadline for agreement»?
Texto oficial, em inglês
In this Schedule “the deadline for agreement” means the fifteenth day of the period beginning with the day on which the landlord or letting agent receives the holding deposit.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 2(1)
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But the landlord or the letting agent may agree with the tenant in writing that a different day is to be the deadline for agreement for the purposes of this Schedule.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 2(2)
Quando tem de ser devolvido, e em que prazo?
Texto oficial, em inglês
Subject as follows, the person who received the holding deposit must repay it if— (a) the landlord and the tenant enter into a tenancy agreement relating to the housing, (b) the landlord decides before the deadline for agreement not to enter into a tenancy agreement relating to the housing, or (c) the landlord and the tenant fail to enter into a tenancy agreement relating to the housing before the deadline for agreement.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 3
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If paragraph 3 applies, the deposit must be repaid within the period of 7 days beginning with— (a) where paragraph 3(a) applies, the date of the tenancy agreement, (b) where paragraph 3(b) applies, the date on which the landlord decides not to enter into the tenancy agreement, or (c) where paragraph 3(c) applies, the deadline for agreement.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 4
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Quando é que não tem de ser devolvido?
Texto oficial, em inglês
Paragraph 3(b) or (c) does not apply if— (a) the landlord is prohibited by section 22 of the Immigration Act 2014 (persons disqualified by immigration status) from granting a tenancy of the housing to the tenant, (b) the landlord did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, the prohibition applied before the deposit was accepted, and (c) if the landlord has instructed a letting agent in relation to the proposed tenancy, the letting agent did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, the prohibition applied before the deposit was accepted.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 8
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Paragraph 3(b) or (c) does not apply if the tenant provides false or misleading information to the landlord or letting agent and— (a) the landlord is reasonably entitled to take into account the difference between the information provided by the tenant and the correct information in deciding whether to grant a tenancy to the tenant, or (b) the landlord is reasonably entitled to take the tenant's action in providing false or misleading information into account in deciding whether to grant such a tenancy.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 9
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Subject to paragraph 13, paragraph 3(c) does not apply if the tenant notifies the landlord or letting agent before the deadline for agreement that the tenant has decided not to enter into a tenancy agreement.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 10
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Subject to paragraph 13, paragraph 3(c) does not apply where the deposit is paid to the landlord if— (a) the landlord takes all reasonable steps to enter into a tenancy agreement before the deadline for agreement, and (b) if the landlord has instructed a letting agent in relation to the proposed tenancy, the agent takes all reasonable steps to assist the landlord to enter into a tenancy agreement before that date, but (c) the tenant fails to take all reasonable steps to enter into a tenancy agreement before that date.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 11
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Subject to paragraph 13, paragraph 3(c) does not apply where the deposit is paid to the letting agent if— (a) the agent takes all reasonable steps to assist the landlord to enter into a tenancy agreement before the deadline for agreement, and (b) the landlord takes all reasonable steps to enter into a tenancy agreement before that date, but (c) the tenant fails to take all reasonable steps to enter into a tenancy agreement before that date.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 12
E se um destes casos se aplicar, fica tudo decidido?
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Paragraph 10, 11 or 12 does not apply (so that paragraph 3(c) does apply) if, before the deadline for agreement— (a) the landlord or a letting agent instructed by the landlord in relation to the proposed tenancy breaches section 1 or 2 by imposing a requirement under that section on the tenant or a person who is a relevant person in relation to the tenant, or (b) the landlord or a letting agent instructed by the landlord in relation to the proposed tenancy behaves towards the tenant, or a person who is a relevant person in relation to the tenant, in such a way that it would be unreasonable to expect the tenant to enter into a tenancy agreement with the landlord.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 13
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The person who received the holding deposit must repay it if— (a) that person believes that any of paragraphs 8 to 12 applies in relation to the deposit, but (b) that person does not give the person who paid the deposit a notice in writing within the relevant period explaining why the person who received it intends not to repay it.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 5(1)
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In sub-paragraph (1) “the relevant period” means— (a) where the landlord decides not to enter into a tenancy agreement before the deadline for agreement, the period of 7 days beginning with the date on which the landlord decides not to do so; (b) where the landlord and tenant fail to enter into a tenancy agreement before the deadline for agreement, the period of 7 days beginning with the deadline for agreement.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 5(2)
O depósito pode ser usado para a primeira renda ou para a caução?
Texto oficial, em inglês
Paragraph 3(a) does not apply if or to the extent that the amount of the deposit is applied, with the consent of the person by whom it was paid— (a) towards the first payment of rent under the tenancy, or (b) towards the payment of the tenancy deposit in respect of the tenancy.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 6
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Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to a prohibited payment or holding deposit if or to the extent that, with the consent of the relevant person— (a) the prohibited payment or holding deposit, or the remaining part of it, has been applied towards a payment of rent under the tenancy, or (b) the prohibited payment or holding deposit, or the remaining part of it, has been applied towards the tenancy deposit in respect of the tenancy.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, section 15(6)
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E se mesmo assim o dinheiro não voltar?
Texto oficial, em inglês
Subsection (3) also applies where— (a) a landlord or letting agent breaches Schedule 2 in relation to a holding deposit paid by a relevant person, and (b) all or part of the holding deposit has not been repaid to the relevant person.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, section 15(2)
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The relevant person may make an application to the First-tier Tribunal for the recovery from the landlord or letting agent of— (a) if none of the prohibited payment or holding deposit has been repaid to the relevant person, the amount of the prohibited payment or holding deposit; (b) if part of the prohibited payment or holding deposit has been repaid to the relevant person, the remaining part of the prohibited payment or holding deposit.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, section 15(3)
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Subsection (3) or (5) does not apply where an enforcement authority has commenced criminal proceedings against the landlord or the letting agent for the same breach.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, section 15(7)
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Subsection (3) or (5) does not apply where an enforcement authority has required the landlord or letting agent to pay to the relevant person all or part of the amount or (as the case may be) the aggregate amount referred to in that subsection.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, section 15(8)
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On an application under subsection (3) or (5), the First-tier Tribunal may order the landlord or the letting agent to pay all or any part of the amount or (as the case may be) the aggregate amount referred to in that subsection to the relevant person within the period specified in the order.
Tenant Fees Act 2019, section 15(9)
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Fontes
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 1, legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1, paragraph 3(2), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1, paragraph 3(1), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1, paragraph 3(3), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1, paragraph 3(4), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1, paragraph 3(5), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 2(1), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 2(2), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 3, legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 4, legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 8, legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 9, legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 10, legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 11, legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 12, legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 13, legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 5(1), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 5(2), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 2, paragraph 6, legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, section 15(6), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, section 15(2), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, section 15(3), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, section 15(7), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, section 15(8), legislation.gov.uk Tenant Fees Act 2019, section 15(9), legislation.gov.uk
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