Adding Deposit Protection

Understanding Deposit Protection Requirements

Legally, most residential deposits must be protected in a government-approved scheme. Our platform integrates directly with official protection schemes to streamline this process.

Protection Options Available

The platform currently supports two deposit protection schemes:

1. Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) - A UK-wide insured protection scheme
2. Safe Deposits Scotland (SDS) - A scheme specific to Scottish properties

Adding TDS Protection

To protect a deposit with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme:

1. Navigate to the deposit details page
2. Click Add protection
3. Select Create Protection with TDS (Insured)
4. Details should auto populate, including:
   • Landlord name and contact information
   • Landlord address
5. Verify property address details
6. Tenancy information:
   • Monthly rent
   • Deposit amount
   • Date deposit received
   • Tenancy start and expected end dates
7. Tenant details including:
   • Name
   • Email
   • Mobile number
8. Click Protect deposit to submit to TDS

Adding SDS Protection

Important Note: Protecting a deposit with Safe Deposits Scotland is currently only possible through importing an existing protection. You will need to create the protection within SDS first and then link it via Re-Leased.

To import an existing SDS protection:

1. Navigate to the deposit details page
2. Click Add protection
3. Select Import existing Protection from SDS
4. Enter the protection ID
5. Submit to link the existing protection to your deposit record

Importing Existing Protection

If you've already protected a deposit outside the platform:

1. Click Import existing Protection from TDS or Import existing Protection from SDS
2. Enter the protection ID
3. Submit to link the existing protection to your deposit record