The Deposit Protection Service
1/5, 72 reviews
8% recommended
50% lettings valuation accuracy
53% lettings fee satisfaction
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30th Nov 2020
reviewed by 'Kerry'
“Never Ever consider putting a deposit with these idiots. Appalling service, don't pay out a deposit in the timeframe set. ......”
10th Nov 2020
reviewed by 'Citruschill'
“should not be in business. I claimed for a damaged wooden floor, they decided against me, with the ruling accompanied ......”
6th Nov 2020
reviewed by 'Lise'
“I will reporting the DPS to the financial services authority, they have held my deposit since May 2020 and have not ......”
22nd Sep 2020
reviewed by 'Richard'
“Foolishly have deposited our tenants deposit with this DPS company. Total shambles at every turn. Do not appear to know ......”
31st Aug 2020
reviewed by 'luke'
“Landlord made unfair claims and we had a lot of evidence secured. We were scammed as follows: 1. the dispute wasn't ......”
7th Jul 2020
reviewed by 'R'
“With years of experience of the DPS, we conclude that the are inconsistent, unfair, biased, frequently stupid, poorly trained, intransigent, ......”
Performance Statistics
Services Valuation Fees Min Price of property reviewed Max Price of property reviewed
Lettings 50% 53% £400 £1,500
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The Pavilions Bridgwater Road
Bristol
City of Bristol
BS99 6AA
0844 4727 000

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  • Monday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Tuesday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Wednesday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Thursday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Friday: 09:00 - 17:30
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed
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Nov 30,2020
Minithumbdown
By: 'Kerry'
Nov 30,2020
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Never Ever consider putting a deposit with these idiots. Appalling service, don't pay out a deposit in the timeframe set. Poor communication from staff, failed to respond to a formal complaint....
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“should not be in business. I claimed for a da......”

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Nov 10,2020
Minithumbdown
By: 'Citruschill'
Nov 10,2020
1 people found
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should not be in business. I claimed for a damaged wooden floor, they decided against me, with the ruling accompanied by a multi page letter of what information was missing, without any option to appeal their decision. Biased, unfair and in top of they take ...
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“Nightmare: Do not use the DPS...”

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Nov 06,2020
Minithumbdown
By: 'Lise'
Nov 06,2020
2 people found
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I will reporting the DPS to the financial services authority, they have held my deposit since May 2020 and have not in any shape or form helped me retrieve it. I asked for the necessary form on four occasions and was promised it had been sent ...
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“Foolishly have deposited our tenants deposit ......”

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Sep 22,2020
Minithumbdown
By: 'Richard'
Sep 22,2020
1 people found
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Foolishly have deposited our tenants deposit with this DPS company. Total shambles at every turn. Do not appear to know what their bank procedures are; web site for amendments are a mess. Whoever is in charge - must be a close relative of this current ...
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“Landlord made unfair claims and we had a lot ......”

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Aug 31,2020
Minithumbdown
By: 'luke'
Aug 31,2020
1 people found
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Landlord made unfair claims and we had a lot of evidence secured. We were scammed as follows: 1. the dispute wasn't started for a long time despite of a number of emails from us saying more or less: please start the dispute because the landlord is ...
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“Useless, infuriating, unfair, biased, poorly trained....”

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Jul 07,2020
Minithumbdown
By: 'R'
Jul 07,2020
4 people found
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With years of experience of the DPS, we conclude that the are inconsistent, unfair, biased, frequently stupid, poorly trained, intransigent, patronising, self-important yet often uselessly thick and couldn't care less. They should NOT have a 'government-backed' status. Complain to your MP!...
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“DPS in my opinion is a very corrupt and fraud......”

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Dec 17,2019
Minithumbdown
By: 'Kemal'
Dec 17,2019
4 people found
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DPS in my opinion is a very corrupt and fraudulent company, If you agree to use them you will not get your money, I also think they are racist and discriminate, rather than look at the evidence. You have been warned, use them at your ...
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“The worst Deposit Protection Service there is......”

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Aug 30,2019
Minithumbdown
By: 'AKMAL'
Aug 30,2019
6 people found
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The worst Deposit Protection Service there is, we have over 200 deposit protected with them unfortunately. All the staff are incompetent and have no idea what they are doing. Since we have switched all new deposits to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme and they have been nothing ...
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“DPS manage to fail utterly in every regard. ......”

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Aug 29,2019
Minithumbdown
By: 'Alun'
Aug 29,2019
2 people found
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DPS manage to fail utterly in every regard. Poor telephone service, don't respond to emails and keep onto money that does not belong to them. You can put deposit in via instant BACS, but they pay you back via cheque - hmm I wonder why. ...
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“Avoid...Landlords Beware!...”

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Aug 29,2019
Minithumbdown
By: 'Shell'
Aug 29,2019
7 people found
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I’m a Full-Time Landlord with multiple properties. I had been using the DPS for most of my residential properties and given I was lucky with most of my tenants I’d never needed to make a claim and go through the adjudication process. On ...
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“Ridiculously biased service...”

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Jul 11,2019
Minithumbdown
By: 'Sid'
Jul 11,2019
2 people found
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Ridiculous service which is heavily biased towards landlord/agent. Landlord gets an unlimited time to withhold deposit whereby if I don't respond to an email within 14 days, the disputed amount automatically gets defaulted and transferred to the landlord. I wont ever be a tenant again ...
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“Warning don't use DPS they keep your deposit ......”

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Jun 22,2019
Minithumbdown
By: 'chris'
Jun 22,2019
1 people found
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Warning don't use DPS they keep your deposit as long as possible to generate *interest* on your deposit we agreed to use *ADR* with landlord now after 50 days *ADR* cant come to a decision on who should have the deposit DPS have been using countless ...
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“Don't let me defend myself...”

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Jun 18,2019
Minithumbdown
By: 'Marta'
Jun 18,2019
0 people found
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I fell like they fool me.Sarah Webb bad landlord.house was clean, left better then when we move in. She have no heart to do something like this she got panels,and ahe give us spider ,mold ,worms and dust. We paint whole house ...
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Its bad for me. No one try contact with me when i did they said case closed. Its a ridicules
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“Appalling Service...”

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Apr 23,2019
Minithumbdown
By: 'AbbiB'
Apr 23,2019
1 people found
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Appalling service. They have withheld my deposit for over 3 weeks and ignored my emails. Today I finally called them and they said it will be in my account today or tomorrow and it could be held up in my bank. Low and behold, 30 minutes after ...
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“Landlord be warned DPS service is absolutely rubbish...”

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Feb 18,2019
Minithumbdown
By: 'Emma'
Feb 18,2019
4 people found
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Do not use them or use their mediation service, total waste of time. Disputes service complaint suppose to be 28 days but ends up 3 months without warning no reason, they seem to do what they like and make rules up as they please. The favour tenants ...
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“DO NOT USE THEM!...”

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Feb 01,2019
Minithumbdown
By: 'helen'
Feb 01,2019
2 people found
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Absolute nightmare, why are they still in business? The government has a responsibility to landlords and tenants not to license companies that basically steal money. I now have had to default on my mortgage as I cannot get my rightful income of rent for my ...
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“Shocking service!!!!...”

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Dec 14,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Mr'
Dec 14,2018
3 people found
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Horrific service. I have received a notification that they intend to pay my deposit to my ex partner who has nominated herself without my authorization to receive the refund of the deposit. After speaking to Holly in customer service she advised I needed to send ...
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“worst company EVER...”

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Dec 07,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'alex'
Dec 07,2018
3 people found
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i am a tenant tryng to take my deposit back , is past 6 months and still no rezult of my dispute with the landlord , Really slow process ,they dont contact you they dont give you information ,nothing . I've called today and they still need a couple ...
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By: MRS C M SCULLION
Dec 11, 2018
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“Shambolic...”

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Nov 05,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Liz'
Nov 05,2018
0 people found
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Despite both my agency & landlord ok-ing the refund of the deposit this joke of an administrative service cannot understand that in a 10 year problem-free tenancy i have changed my phone number & got married. I cannot recall a phone number from over 8 years ago and they ...
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They haven't applied.accrued interest to my deposit. Why should they keep this?
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“Worst service ever...”

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Nov 02,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Adnan'
Nov 02,2018
0 people found
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They always have excuse any problems they take ages to deal with it. I am surprise why they still allow Franklin Cole estate agent to operate based in Bristol....
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“0 stars...”

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Oct 10,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Marius'
Oct 10,2018
3 people found
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I could not think of a worst service. I have been in contact with them about 3 times to get my money back and they are absolutely useless. They are telling me it takes them up to 5 days to read an email from the landlord saying ...
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By: James Cowling
Dec 11, 2018
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I am awaiting a section following my dispute with the landlord of my old flat. It's now almost five weeks late (the decision) . Don't bother with these people ...

“Awful...”

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Oct 04,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Dan'
Oct 04,2018
2 people found
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Coming up to 12 weeks nobodys even looked at the case yet due to unuasly high levels of disputes blah blah to hold peoples deposits this long is disgracefull and finacially unviable for most renters only Landords and agents will benefit from this...
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“Rather give the money to my landlord...”

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Oct 01,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Sam'
Oct 01,2018
2 people found
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This company has taken 9 weeks and counting to have they're adjudicator look at my case - and still 0 being done. I have no money to get a new property as they have the bond. If you call and ask for a manager or any information ...
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By: justin
Oct 02, 2018
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Terrible company, Do not respond to any emails if you phone them and ask they why "they are always behind" delay after delay still waiting for my deposit back off a tenancy that ended over 3 months ago... Be warned this company will not respond or be helpful and do everything they can to delay giving you back your money ...

“Abysmal...”

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Sep 27,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'They'
Sep 27,2018
2 people found
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This company should have it's licence revoked. They hide a website that restricts communication. Telephone calls are eventually answered but the advice given is inaccurate, contradictory and of no use whatever. The site allows accounts to be created but not deleted. The only saving grace ...
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Any fee would be overpayment
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“Looks like I should have avoided...”

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Aug 01,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Alan'
Aug 01,2018
4 people found
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Website login wouldn't work to extend tenancy. Tried calling and just on hold, waste of time and judging by the rest of the reviews a lost cause! Was all working great when handing over the fees!!...
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“On hold for 2hours...”

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Jul 20,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'nicky'
Jul 20,2018
2 people found
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Terrible cant get thu to anyone. both me and my partner rang and was hold two 2hours. landlords and tenants should not use them they are useless get more staff to answer your phones. useless...
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hire more staff to take calls
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“Appalling service...”

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Jun 11,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Gary'
Jun 11,2018
4 people found
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Dreadful website - I could never log on Long, long wait times on the phone Didn't call back when promised Now told a 10 day wait to get my £1661 deposit back, which when I paid it, was instantaneous. Refused to escalate my complaints to a manager. ...
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“Do not use...”

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Jun 07,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'Walklands'
Jun 07,2018
5 people found
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Still trying to get a deposit returned to both myself and tenant, have waited 20 days just been told I am going to have to wait a further week before money returned. Lousy customer service, feel this is a very dodgy set up and will be ...
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“WORST SCHEME...”

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May 04,2018
Minithumbdown
By: 'GUEST'
May 04,2018
5 people found
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Be aware as DPS system is unclear and I was forced to release money to agent. DPS of course responded there is no fault. Do not use them as their system is misleading. Use TDS, much easier....
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“There aren't words for this service...”

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Apr 10,2018
Minithumbup
By: 'Daniel'
Apr 10,2018
11 people found
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I spent hours trying to pay to protect a deposit, they said not recd. tried to pay 3 times over 3 hours on phone, DPS told me money not received and for me to call world pay who won't speak to me as I am not the ...
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