Deposit Schemes

The Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations were introduced in Scotland on 7th March 2011. To comply with the Regulations, any landlord or letting agent in receipt of a tenancy deposit must:

• Transfer the deposit to a government approved scheme, such as SafeDeposits Scotland, within 30 working days of the tenancy start date;

• Provide all tenants on the tenancy agreement with particular key information, including confirmation of which scheme holds the deposit and when all or part of the deposit may be retained at the end of the tenancy.

BS Properties uses Safe Deposits Scotland to hold all of the tenants deposits.