About us

Tenancy Deposit Scheme Northern Ireland is a government approved tenancy deposit protection scheme operated by TDS, the UK’s leading provider of deposit protection and resolution services.

There is a legal requirement for landlords and letting agents to protect deposits paid on or after 1 April 2013. We provide both insurance-backed and custodial tenancy deposit protection with free, impartial dispute resolution for when disagreements arise over how the money is divided.


Based in Belfast, Tenancy Deposit Scheme Northern Ireland is authorised by the Department for Communities and backed by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Propertymark, and the Landlords Association of Northern Ireland (LANI). We are the only not-for-profit scheme, so we can reinvest for the industry and our customers.


To learn more about TDS Group, please click here.


Protecting deposits in Scotland

TDS operates SafeDeposits Scotland, which is a custodial tenancy deposit scheme.


To protect deposits in Scotland, please visit the website, please visit the website


Protecting deposits in England & Wales

TDS operates Tenancy Deposit Scheme, which offers both custodial and insurance tenancy deposit schemes.


To protect deposits in England & Wales, please visit the website


Advisory Group

To deliver an outstanding tenancy deposit scheme which meets the needs of the private rented sector in Northern Ireland we have set up an Advisory Group of industry experts and representatives.


Advisory group

Christine Crossan

Housing Rights

Mary Lou Press

Propertymark

Paddy Gray

Professor Emeritus of Housing at the

University of Ulster

Victoria Pinkerton

Pinkerton Property

Corrine Heaney

NUS -USI

Naomi Adams

John Minnis

Sam-Dickey

Partner at Simon Brien Residential

Jonathan Quinn

Propertymark

Nick Brennan

Pinpoint Property

Stephen McCarron

Propertymark


TDSNI staff

Eamonn Hunt

Head of Tenancy Deposit Scheme, Northern Ireland

Paula-Quigley

Mainstay Chief Executive

Neil Peers

Managing Director TDS Northern Ireland

Steve Harriott

Chief Executive Officer

Nick Hankey

Deputy Group Chief Executive