Checking your deposit
How To Check Your Deposit With mydeposits
Use the mydeposits deposit checker with the rental postcode, the month and year you paid the deposit, and your surname, then confirm your address.
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In Short
To check if mydeposits protects your deposit, use its checker with three details: the rental property's postcode, the month and year you paid the deposit, and your surname. You then confirm your address. Unlike DPS and TDS, it does not ask for the deposit amount. If it finds your deposit, you get a reference you need for any dispute. If not, search DPS and TDS as well.
Search mydeposits In Four Steps
- Enter The Rental PostcodeUse the postcode of the home you rent or rented.
- Add The Payment DateThe month and year you paid the deposit.
- Enter Your SurnameUse your surname. On a joint tenancy, try each tenant's in turn.
- Confirm Your Addressmydeposits shows an address it found. Say yes if it is yours.
Insured Or Custodial At mydeposits?
- Your landlord or agent holds the deposit
- References start with DPC or EWC
- Ask your landlord or agent for it back
- mydeposits holds the deposit
- References start with DPN
- Request it back in your online account
What Your mydeposits Result Means
- FoundYou get a DPC number. Keep it for any dispute.
- Not Foundmydeposits points you to TDS and the DPS instead.
- Not On Any SchemeIt may never have been protected. You may be able to claim.
Still Not Sure?
Your prescribed information should say how your deposit was protected. If you do not have it, ask your landlord or agent for a copy. See deposit not showing, checking all three schemes, or start a deposit check.
Here's What You Get When Working With Us
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With Free Deposit Check- Full online deposit check and analysis
- All three deposit schemes searched for you
- Eligibility and time limits checked
- Your whole case file prepared
- Matched with our specialist solicitors
- £387 court fee covered in your agreement
- With you at every step
- £0 up front and £0 if you lose (terms apply)
- Search each scheme yourself
- Work out if you qualify
- Gather and organise all the evidence
- Write the letter to your landlord
- Pay the £387 court fee up front (Help with Fees may cut it)
- Present your case to the court
- Chase your landlord for payment
- All the risk and work is on you
If you win, the solicitor's success fee (up to 25% + VAT) comes out of your compensation. The solicitor pays us for the introduction, so you never pay us anything.
Quick Answers
What Do I Need To Check mydeposits?
The rental property's postcode, the month and year you paid the deposit, and your surname. You then confirm the address it finds.
What Is A DPC Number?
It is the reference mydeposits shows when it finds your deposit. You need it to raise a deposit dispute with mydeposits.
Is My mydeposits Deposit Insured Or Custodial?
Insured references begin with DPC or EWC. Custodial references begin with DPN. Your prescribed information should also say which.
What If mydeposits Cannot Find My Deposit?
Check the postcode, payment date and surname, then search TDS and the DPS. Ask your landlord for a copy of your prescribed information.
Is Free Deposit Check Part Of mydeposits?
No. We are not connected to DPS, TDS or mydeposits. We introduce eligible tenants to SRA-regulated solicitors, and our service is free to you.
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Last updated 16 October 2026. General information for tenants in England only (the rules differ in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland). Not legal advice.