Documents and forms
Documents and forms relating to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme can be downloaded from this page. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and use these documents (download your FREE Acrobat Reader here).
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Membership FormsApply for membership, order TDS merchandise, and register deposits by post
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Dispute FormsRaise or respond to a tenancy deposit dispute
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GuidanceGuidance on deposit protection and disputes
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CompliancePrescribed Information documentation and the rules of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Membership Forms
Apply for membership here if you are a regulated letting agent
If you do not fit in to other membership categories we can consider membership for you on an individual basis
Complete this form to register a tenancy by post
Order window stickers, leaflets, and other TDS products
Dispute Forms
These notes are intended to provide guidance to the parties to a dispute when they are completing a Dispute Application or Dispute Response form.
Dispute Application
Complete this form to raise a dispute
Complete this form to raise a dispute
Complete this form to raise a dispute
Dispute Response
Dispute Response Form Part 1 of 3
Dispute Response Form Part 2 of 3
Dispute Response Form Part 3 of 3
Guidance
A comprehensive guide to deposit protection written and published by all of the schemes
What TDS looks for in check in and check out reports, inventories, and schedules of condition
Deposits should be protected within 30 days. Read for our approach when this is not adhered to
Photos and videos are a popular form of evidence, but often not approached correctly. Here is what TDS adjudicators need to see.
What you need to know about disputes with more than one tenant
What needs to be done when sharers change mid-tenancy
Guidance on what to do if one of the parties cannot be contacted
Are the conditions in your tenancy agreement fair?
These notes are intended to provide guidance to the parties to a dispute when they are completing a Dispute Application or Dispute Response form.
Compliance
A template for information tenants must be given when deposits are protected, and suggested clauses for tenancy agreements and terms of business.
An information leaflet on tenancy deposit protection which tenants must be given as part of prescribed information at the start of the tenancy.
TDS Rules of Membership for Letting Agents and Corporate Landlords
TDS Rules for the Independent Resolution of Deposit Disputes
A summary of the changes to TDS scheme rules as of April 1st 2013
