hi. i'm not sure where this oncern fits in. i've been renting my home through an estate agent since april. it's comin toan end on the 4th oct, as the landlady is selling the house. i realised last week, that since i moved in, i have been overpaying my landlady 50 quid per month, therfore i am owed £200. at the beginning, i paid a months rent in advance (£480) , and a deposit of £250. i will be owed this £480 back at the end of the tenancy. and that the deposit is held incase there are damages, and also if there is unpaid rent. when i realised my error of overpayment yesterday and went to the estate agents, they said they could not pay me back the overpayment until the end of tenancy incase i havent paid them each month. surely they ccannot do this.. this is what the deposit is for? and the month's rent in advance. if i had never made this error, they would never have the extra money to hold on to? where do i stand in demanding the money back now? 'im aware it is the landlady who owes it and not the estate agents. but i know there is no way they didn't realise i was overpaying them. what can i do? as they are selling the house an i have just been issuedmy 28 days notice, i had to find a place for me and my daughter extra quick. i have to put a deposit of 300 down on the new house to secure it tomorrow an i have to take loans from different family members to ensure i get myself through the week with other bills and food etc. i'm fairly annoyed at letting myself be manipulated. i've had nothing but trouble since i moved in.. unnanounced viewings, estate agents letting themselves in. that kind of thing.

i started in april 21st of this year.. it was an itial 6 months fixed term.. i found out that the house was up for sale 2 weeks after i moved in.. but it just so hapened that everything came together for the end of the fixed term anyway the deposit was £250. i was never informed of any protection for the deposit. it's through a letting agency so i assumed they would deal with that the right way.

i have a question about the return of my deposit. my landlord is selling the house. (to a friend of mine coincidently) and i have been given my 28 days notice. she will own the house when this is up.. there has abeen a minor burn mark a carpet in the bedroom, which she wants to remove anyway.. at the end of my tenancy, can my current landlord refuse me any of my deposit? as it will no longer be his house.. and it will not be paying for damages to his property?