Hi All, This may take a whoile to explain and I'm not sure if you'll be able to help but I thought it was worth a try. Basically I rented a flat with a friend, starting in Feb 2008 on a 6 month contract. After 5 months we had a letter addressed to the "current occupiers" which was from a Bailifs stating that they would coming to enter the property on the following Tuesday (this was the Friday.) We did some investigating and were told by Citizens Advice to move our possessions out. The landlord assured us that everything had been sorted but we had a few odd conversations with various people so decided to leave the flat. We tidied and cleaned and it was probably cleaner than when we moved in. We wrote to the Landlord explaining our reasons why we left at month 5 of a 6 month contract and he assured us that we would get our deposit back. But we never did. We filed with the Small Claims Court but nothing really happened with that and from what I can gather the case was closed as we didn't provide the correct evidence. As you can imagine, with work and trying to find a new place to live, this was a busy time in my life and so I didn't have the time to commit to doing everything. From what I can remember we only claimed for the bond and nothing else, but I don't believe that the Landlord put the money in a TDS and therefore I am wondering if we can claim anything for that, as he was breaking the law. I'd really appreciate some advice. I know this was a while back and perhaps I have left it too late but I've only really had the time to think about it now. Many thanks Simon