Question reference: S5W-09033
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 26 April 2017
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 May 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on what should happen to rental deposits held in secure schemes that are unclaimed after the cessation of the let.
Answer
Scheme administrators must hold a tenant's deposit in a designated account until it falls to be repaid at the end of the tenancy. If it is unclaimed, they must hold it indefinitely in case it is claimed at a later date.
I have decided that a review of tenancy deposit schemes should take place. The issue of unclaimed deposits will be considered as part of the review process.