Tenancy Deposit Penalty Estimator
Estimate the court compensation you could be awarded under the Housing Act 2004 s.214 if your landlord failed to protect your tenancy deposit or provided prescribed information late.
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This calculator uses the rules and figures published on the dates shown. Rates, thresholds, and fees change — always verify the current figure on the official government website before paying or filing. The output is not legal advice.
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When to use this tool
Use if your landlord has failed to protect your deposit in a government-approved scheme within 30 days, protected it late, or failed to provide the prescribed information. Under Housing Act 2004 s.214, the court can order between one and three times the deposit amount as a penalty in addition to ordering the return of the deposit. This tool estimates the likely range.
Tenancy Deposit Penalty Estimator
How this works
Housing Act 2004 s.213 requires landlords to protect deposits in a government-approved scheme within 30 days and to provide the tenant with prescribed information. Under s.214, the court can order the landlord to repay the deposit and pay a penalty of between 1× and 3× the deposit amount.
Prescribed information includes: the scheme leaflet, the scheme certificate, and information about how to raise a dispute.
Next steps
Read the full guide
- Tenancy Deposit Protection: Rules, Caps and Getting Your Deposit BackDeposits must be protected within 30 days and capped at 5-6 weeks' rent. How protection, prescribed information, returns, ADR and penalty claims work.
- Section 21 After the Renters' Rights Act: The Current PositionSection 21 'no-fault' evictions ended in England on 1 May 2026. What is still valid, the 31 July 2026 transition deadline, and how possession works now.
- Renting Privately in England: Checks, Fees and Your ProtectionsRight-to-rent checks, banned fees, the 1 May 2026 tenancy reforms, repairs, rent rises and what to do about harassment when renting privately in England.