Receipt for Tenancy Deposit
This Receipt for Tenancy Deposit template records that a tenant has paid a deposit to a landlord. A security deposit is usually taken to cover damage, breakages and cleaning at the end of a tenancy.
What this document covers
Where there is more than one tenant, the document includes optional wording to record how much each tenant contributed towards the deposit. The landlord agrees to repay the deposit in the same proportions.
Deposit cap under the Tenant Fees Act 2019
Under the Tenant Fees Act 2019, security deposits for new or renewed tenancies in England have been capped since 01 June 2019. The cap is five weeks' rent where the yearly rent is under £50,000, or six weeks' rent where the yearly rent is £50,000 or more.
Protecting the deposit
Deposits relating to assured tenancies (effectively most private residential tenancies) must be protected in an approved Tenancy Deposit Scheme, in accordance with sections 212-215 and Schedule 10 of the Housing Act 2004.
Assured shorthold tenancies no longer exist: they ended in England from 1 May 2026 under the Renters' Rights Act 2025, and ended in Wales from 1 December 2022 under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. Guidance for Landlords on Tenancy Deposit Protection provides further information.
Once the deposit has been protected in a Tenancy Deposit Scheme, the landlord should complete the Prescribed Information about Deposit Protection template and give it to the tenant within 30 days of receiving the deposit.
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