Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions Tenancy Deposit Claim and/or Rent Repayment Order Application 

Definitions:
“Services” means the work carried out by us including assessing the viability of, preparing, submitting and negotiating your application(s) and negotiating payment of compensation or any other remedy or relief to your claim(s)

“Compensation” means the following: An award as a result of a court or tribunal decision on your application • A refund paid directly to you by transfer to your account

“Fee” means the fee payable to AWT Associates Limited for services starting at 25% of any offer of Compensation offered to you or to us on your behalf. Any variation to this fee shall be agreed prior to commencement of any proceedings. VAT may be added to payable fees.

“Application costs” means the application court or tribunal fee.

“Us” and “We” means AWT Associates Limited or anyone to whom we transfer our obligations and rights under this agreement “You” means you the person(s) entering into this agreement
“Landlord” means the person, persons or entity with whom you had a tenancy agreement and from whom you are applying for compensation or rent repayment

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

Users’ access to and use of DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com (“the Website”) is subject exclusively to these Terms and Conditions. Users will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. By using the Website users are fully accepting the terms, conditions and disclaimers contained in this notice. If users do not accept these Terms and Conditions they must immediately stop using the Website

DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.COM is a division of AWT Associates Limited. We are not is a firm of solicitors nor do we purport to be. We are a consultancy providing solicitor services on a freelance contractual basis. Our contracted solicitors are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”), whose rules can be found on their website at www.sra.org.uk.

By instructing AWT Associates Limited or DepositclaimsUK.com, you:

1.1 Accept these Terms and Conditions and enter into a binding contract

1.2 Confirm that all the information and documents you may provide to us are true, accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge and belief;
1.3 Agree to pay our Fee for any award from a court or tribunal decision on your application or on any compensation or settlement agreed;
1.4 Agree that any Compensation payable can be sent directly to us and that we will retain our Fee in respect of all your claim(s) before paying the balance of any compensation to you. Should the compensation be paid direct to you, or credited to an outstanding loan, bank account or credit card, we will invoice you direct for the Fee which will be payable to us within 14 days. If this Fee is not paid by the deadline on the invoice, you agree we may commence debt collection proceedings;
1.5 Agree that we may act as your agent to send and receive correspondence with third parties regarding your instruction. Negotiate and agree any settlement of your Deposit Claim or Rent Repayment Order application with the respondent at any stage in the application process;
1.6 Agree to pay back to us any monies properly incurred by us in seeking legal enforcement of these Terms and Conditions;
1.7 Will still be liable for our Fee if any reasonable offer of settlement is rejected by you;

1.8 If you independently accept Compensation or settlement based on a claim lodged by us you will remain liable for the Fee. Where the settlement is not disclosed the fee will be based on the maximum Deposit Claim or Rent Repayment Order award.

1.9 If you cancel the contract after14 days we reserve the right
to make a reasonable charge for the work undertaken and disbursements in pursuit of your application.

2. We will:
   2.1 Rely solely on the information and documents provided by you to us as being true, accurate and complete;
   2.2 Use our reasonable endeavors to obtain Compensation for the claims which are pursued including pre-payment of application fee and Court or Tribunal hearing fee if necessary;
   2.3 Promptly notify you if any claim is not to be pursued, acting reasonably in taking any such decision. Your statutory rights are not affected.
   2.4 Promptly notify you of the outcome of the claim(s);
   2.5 As soon as is reasonably practicable following the settlement of a claim and the payment of any Compensation to us, pay you any balance of Compensation after deducting the Fee and Application Costs;
   2.6 In case of non-payment of the award by the respondent, Direct Legal UK will assist in recovering the debt.

2.7 We reserve the right to cease to act on your behalf in the event of circumstances of the case present which in our view may jeopardise a successful outcome. This shall be at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to make a reasonable charge for the work undertaken.

COMPLAINTS

In the unlikely event, you are not happy with the services we have a written complaints procedure and aim to ensure that any complaints are handled promptly, fairly and effectively in accordance with it. In the event of a client complaint, you will be advised as to whom you make may your complaint. You may write to AWT Associates.

Although we subscribe to the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (“SRA”) ‘code of conduct, we are not a solicitors firm and has no legal requirement to be regulated by the SRA or the Law Society.

Our business function is as a ‘virtual’ legal services where all the work is undertaken by AWT Associates and or DepositclaimsUK.com is an unreserved legal activity and also exclusively focuses upon what is termed ‘pre-conduct of litigation’ in accordance to the Legal Services Act (“LSA”) 2007. We do not offer formal legal advice. Our consultant solicitors and barristers are pre-approved by us to ensure that they are SRA regulated and provide the necessary liability insurance to carry out any of the required reserved legal activities in accordance with the LSA 2007, on behalf of our clients.

We work with a range of consulting lawyers, solicitors, and barristers throughout England and Wales. This provides clients with a varied range of specialist legal skills to match their individual requirements.

This web site DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.COM is owned by AWT Associates Limited and your usage of this website is subject to the following terms and conditions:

ADVICE

The contents of the Website do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon in making or refraining from making any decision.

CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE

AWT Associates and or DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com reserves the right to:

Change or remove either temporarily or permanently the Website or any part of it without notice and users confirm that neither AWT Associates Limited nor DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com shall not be liable to users for any such change or removal.

AWT Associates Limited or DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com may change these Terms and Conditions at any time, and users’ continued use of the Website following any changes shall be deemed to be users’ acceptance of such change.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS

All materials on this website created by AWT Associates Limited or DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com  and or their agents or employees are the copyright of AWT Associates Limited. All rights are reserved. The materials on this web site may be retrieved and downloaded solely for personal use. No materials may otherwise be copied, modified, published, broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written permission of AWT Associates Limited.

AWT Associates Limited or DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com and/or any trade names of AWT Associates Limited or DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com and/ or other names of products or services provided by AWT Associates Limited nor DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com and referred to on this web site may be either trademarks or registered trademarks of AWT Associates Limited nor DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com

For information on obtaining permission to reproduce or translate any materials from the website kindly contact info@Depositclaimsuk.com

DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

AWT Associates Limited and any websites within its control provide no warranties or representations of any kind concerning the accuracy or suitability of the information contained on this web site for any purpose. The Website is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security, and accuracy. All related information is supplied “as is” and with a specific disclaimer of any claims and warranties of information relating to merchantability, fitness for purpose, title and/or non-infringement. Neither AWT Associates Limited nor DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.COM make any warranties or representations of any kind that the services supplied by this web site will be uninterrupted, error-free or that the web site or the server that hosts the web site are free from viruses or other forms of harmful computer code. In no event will AWT Associates Limited or DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.COM, its employees or agents be liable for any direct, indirect or resulting liabilities or damages resulting from the use of this website.

To the extent permitted by law, neither AWT Associates Limited OR DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.COM will be liable for any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatever (including without limitation loss of business, opportunity, data, profits) arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website.

AWT Associates Limited and or DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com makes no warranty that the functionality of the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected or that the Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or anything else which may be harmful or destructive.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed so as to exclude or limit the liability of AWT Associates Limited or DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com for death or personal injury as a result of the negligence of AWT Associates Limited or DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com or that of its employees or agents.

LINKS

Links to other web sites are provided by AWT Associates Limited or DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com in good faith and for information only. AWT Associates Limited and DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com  disclaims any responsibility for the materials contained in any web site linked to this site.

USE OF WEBSITE

When you visit our website the server of our website host will record your IP address together with the date, time, and duration of your visit. An IP address is an assigned number that allows your computer to communicate over the Internet. It does not identify you as an individual. We may use this information to compile statistical data on the use of our website. If you have any questions specifically about Privacy please contact us at info@DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.COM

INDEMNITY

Users agree to indemnify and hold AWT Associates LIMITED and or DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com and its employees and agents harmless from and against all liabilities, legal fees, damages, losses, costs and other expenses in relation to any claims or actions brought against AWT Associates LIMITED and or DEPOSITCLAIMSUK.com arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or any other liabilities arising out of the use of their services or this Website.

SEVERANCE

If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction then such Term or Condition shall be severed and the remaining Terms and Conditions shall survive and remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.

GOVERNING LAW

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and you hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.