The Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011

Landlord application to transfer a tenancy deposit

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23.—(1) A landlord may apply for repayment of a tenancy deposit from an approved scheme for the purpose of transferring it to another approved scheme.

(2) On receipt of such an application, the scheme administrator must—

(a)if so requested, pay the tenancy deposit to the other approved scheme on the landlord’s behalf; or

(b)in any other case, repay the tenancy deposit to the landlord.

(3) The scheme administrator must notify the tenant in writing of the date on which the deposit was paid to the other approved scheme or repaid to the landlord.