Thanks for your reply. Yes we have two addresses for the landlord, but she has not been contactable at either address. The court judgement was sent to her addresses but we still have not heard a thing, she has just vanished!! Yes, we have previously arranged for bailiffs to visit Ms xxxx, which cost us a further £100 and nothing has yet been recovered. We do also have bank details, but it will cost us even more money to have her account investigated though the courts (again another £100). We don't know if we will ever see our original money again, let alone all these additional costs. We are not in a position to keep handing out money for further investigations / bailiffs etc... Is there a register her name can be added to - to warn future tenants about very dodgy landlords - in the Leeds and London areas??

Is there a register for 'problem' landlords? Most people have suffered a terrible landlord at some point in their lives, but [name removed] has been a disgusting landlady, and as I've just discovered has several court judgements outstanding against her. Not sorting out any of the properties problems, calling us at 6am in the morning screaming for payment that's not yet due, not responding to us as soon as anything needs fixing, pestering our contract references for additional payment etc... And then vanishing of the face of the earth as soon as our deposit is due back to us. [name removed] did not show up to a court hearing in Northampton and has not returned the money, even though a court order has been made against her. Additionally, through a criminal charges search we discovered she owes THOUSANDS of pounds, including other peoples deposits. She is an extremely dodgy landlord....why are landlords with numerous charges & court judgements against them still allowed to rent to new tenants when they are clearly disobeying the law? HOW can I make sure noone else gets tricked in to renting a property with this crook? How many times do innocent tenants need to get ripped off and have their money stolen before the courts do something to stop her, such as a custodial sentence? When does it become Criminal to steal deposits with no justification - Just disappearing with them