Tenancy Deposits • The panel recommends that if a tenant is able to prove a consistent pattern of paying their rent in previous tenancies it should not be incumbent on them to pay a deposit when entering into a new tenancy. • The panel recommends that landlords must register the time it has taken to return deposits. • The panel also recommends other ways in which tenancies could be made more accessible through reducing the burden of deposits: o a requirement for a speedier return of deposits to enable a tenant to have the funds to enter into a new tenancy; o support from local authorities and voluntary agencies with the payment of deposits; and o the capacity to bridge deposits between tenancies in different properties.