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One in four renters struggle to get deposit back, research shows
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NEARLY a quarter of all renters struggle to get back the money they are owed at the end of a tenancy, new research suggests.

Twenty-three per cent of 1,000 private tenants surveyed by Generation Rent have experienced deposit deductions they did not think were reasonable.

Of those affected, only one in five used dispute resolution services offered by deposit protection (TDP) schemes.

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