http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/797/article/2The Housing (Tenancy Deposits) (Prescribed Information) Order 2007Assured shorthold tenanciesenHOUSING, ENGLAND & WALESStatute Law Database2025-12-10Expert Participation2022-12-01 Under section 212 of the Housing Act 2004 (“the Act”) the appropriate national authority (being, in England, the Secretary of State, and in Wales, the National Assembly for Wales) must make arrangements for securing that one or more tenancy deposit schemes are available for the purpose of safeguarding tenancy deposits paid in connection with shorthold tenancies. The Housing (Tenancy Deposits) (Prescribed Information) Order 2007art. 2(1)(c)The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) and Tenancies (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026reg. 7reg. 1(3)reg. 1(1) 21The following is prescribed information for the purposes of section 213(5) of the Housing Act 2004 (“the Act”)—athe name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and any fax number of the scheme administrator of the authorised tenancy deposit scheme applying to the deposit;bany information contained in a leaflet supplied by the scheme administrator to the landlord which explains the operation of the provisions contained in sections 212 to 215 of, and Schedule 10 to, the Act;cthe procedures that apply under the scheme by which an amount in respect of a deposit may be paid or repaid to the tenant at the end of the shorthold tenancy (“the tenancy”);dthe procedures that apply under the scheme where either the landlord or the tenant is not contactable at the end of the tenancy;ethe procedures that apply under the scheme where the landlord and the tenant dispute the amount to be paid or repaid to the tenant in respect of the deposit;fthe facilities available under the scheme for enabling a dispute relating to the deposit to be resolved without recourse to litigation; andgthe following information in connection with the tenancy in respect of which the deposit has been paid—ithe amount of the deposit paid;iithe address of the property to which the tenancy relates;iiithe name, address, telephone number, and any e-mail address or fax number of the landlord;ivthe name, address, telephone number, and any e-mail address or fax number of the tenant, including such details that should be used by the landlord or scheme administrator for the purpose of contacting the tenant at the end of the tenancy;vthe name, address, telephone number and any e-mail address or fax number of any relevant person;vithe circumstances when all or part of the deposit may be retained by the landlord, by reference to the terms of the tenancy; andviiconfirmation (in the form of a certificate signed by the landlord) that—aathe information he provides under this sub-paragraph is accurate to the best of his knowledge and belief; andbbhe has given the tenant the opportunity to sign any document containing the information provided by the landlord under this article by way of confirmation that the information is accurate to the best of his knowledge and belief.2For the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), the reference to a landlord or a tenant who is not contactable includes a landlord or tenant whose whereabouts are known, but who is failing to respond to communications in respect of the deposit.3In a case where the initial requirements of an authorised scheme have been complied with in relation to the deposit by a person (“the initial agent”) acting on the landlord's behalf in relation to the tenancy—areferences in paragraph (1)(b), (g)(iii) and (vii) to the landlord are to be read as references to either the landlord or the initial agent;breferences in paragraphs (1)(d), (e), (g)(iv) and (vi) and (2) to the landlord are to be read as references to either the landlord or a person who acts on the landlord's behalf in relation to the tenancy.4In any other case, references in paragraphs (1)(d), (e), (g)(iv) and (vi) and (2) to the landlord are to be read as references to either the landlord or a person who acts on the landlord's behalf in relation to the tenancy.5Section 212(9)(a) of the Act (references to landlord include persons acting on landlord's behalf) does not apply for the purposes of this article. For the meaning of “the scheme administrator” see section 212(3) of the Act. For the meaning of “tenancy deposit scheme” see section 212(2) of the Act. For amendments to Schedule 10 to the Act, see the Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 2007/796). By section 212(8) of the Act “shorthold tenancy” means an assured shorthold tenancy within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50). Art. 2 in force at 6.4.2007, see art. 1Art. 2(3)-(5) inserted (26.3.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 30(2), 115(1)(a) (with s. 30(4))Order revoked (W.) (1.12.2022) by The Renting Homes (Deposit Schemes) (Required Information) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/250), regs. 1, 4 (as amended by S.I. 2022/906, arts. 1(2), 11)