The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has opened a consultation seeking to better understand the barriers tenants face when having to provide a second deposit when moving from one tenancy to the next. The consultation looks at what could speed up the return of deposits to tenants once the tenant has come to an end.

The consultation will also explore existing initiatives that address deposit affordability and whether they meet tenants’ needs, as well as exploring new innovative new approaches, such as allowing tenants to passport deposits between tenancies.

The consultation call for evidence aims to build on the work undertaken by Tenancy Deposit Protection Working Group which has been looking at improvements to deposit protection for the benefit of both tenants and landlords.

The call for evidence is open until 5 September 2019 and you can respond online, by email or in good old fashioned pen and paper.

Take a look at the detail: