{"id":105,"date":"2026-10-23T19:13:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T17:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/law-firm\/?post_type=law_guide&#038;p=105"},"modified":"2026-10-23T19:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T17:13:50","slug":"deposit-back","status":"publish","type":"law_guide","link":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/law-firm\/guide\/deposit-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting your deposit back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A landlord may keep the deposit for a reasonable time to check the flat and the final service charges. After that, it must be paid back with interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take photos when you hand over the keys<\/li>\n\n<li>Ask for a written handover report<\/li>\n\n<li>Send a written request with a deadline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide is general information and does not replace advice on your own case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How long a landlord may keep the deposit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"reviewed_on":"2026-08-30","reading_minutes":3,"guide_area":[99],"guide_author":[103],"footnotes":""},"law_client_type":[7],"class_list":["post-105","law_guide","type-law_guide","status-publish","hentry","law_client_type-private"],"leitvia_pattern_status":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/law-firm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/law_guide\/105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/law-firm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/law_guide"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/law-firm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/law_guide"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/law-firm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/law_guide\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":140,"href":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/law-firm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/law_guide\/105\/revisions\/140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/law-firm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"law_client_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/law-firm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/law_client_type?post=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}