Christine Crossan
Housing Rights
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
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