The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has been established under the Housing Act 2004. It requires landlords to register details of the start and end of all Assured Shorthold Tenancies on which they take a deposit. The Dispute Service (TDS) runs this particular scheme and is required to supply summarised details of all tenancies to [the Department of] Communities and Local Government (CLG).

A temporary possession of a property by a tenant.

A legal agreement designed to protect the rights of the tenant and landlord and setting out all the terms and conditions of the rental arrangements.

A person who has temporary possession of a property.

A form of ownership by two or more people in which if one of them dies, their share of the property forms part of their estate and does not automatically pass to the other(s).

Conditions on which a property is held (ie: length of lease).

A property which forms part of a connected row of houses.

Documents showing the legal ownership of a property.

The land registry document that transfers legal ownership from seller to buyer.