Whether it is unfair deductions, an unprotected deposit, or a landlord refusing to engage — we help you understand your options in Aberdeen.
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Aberdeen has an active private rental market driven by its oil and gas employment base and its two major universities. The city's professional rental market — concentrated in the West End, Rosemount, and the city centre — generates regular deposit disputes. Scottish tenancy law differs from English law.
Aberdeen's oil and gas sector creates a professional tenant population with high rental expectations. The city's granite properties create specific issues around maintenance and repair. Scottish tenancy law provides specific protections for tenants that differ from English law.
A professional tenant leaving a two-year tenancy in an Aberdeen West End flat was charged £800 for damage to the granite pointing. The tenant argued the deterioration was due to the age of the property, not tenant misuse.
A professional tenant in an Aberdeen city centre apartment discovered their £1,300 deposit had been held by the landlord in a personal account and not protected in an approved scheme.
Aberdeen rental deposits are governed by Scottish tenancy law, which differs from English law. Deposits must be protected in one of three government-approved schemes in Scotland. Failure to comply can result in penalties of up to 3 times the deposit amount.
The landlord must be able to demonstrate that the damage was caused by you and was not pre-existing or due to normal use. For granite properties, the natural deterioration of the granite pointing is typically the landlord's responsibility to maintain, not the tenant's. An independent assessment of the property can support your position.
If your landlord failed to protect your deposit in a government-approved scheme in Scotland, you can claim a penalty of between 1 and 3 times the deposit amount. The claim is brought in the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber).
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