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.

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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

Meet the team

Steve Harriott, Chief Executive

Steve has been CEO of The Dispute Service Ltd. since September 2010 following a period of management consultancy. He has worked as chief executive of three housing associations as well as chairing a housing association and a regeneration charity.

Neil Peers, Managing Director

Neil joined TDS in April 2022 and is responsible for sales, marketing, operations, and commercial activity. He brings an extensive wealth of experience to the team, both from his time as a senior leader at Sky for nearly 20 years as well as his finance and consultancy roles at Deloitte. He is a small business champion and serves as a non-executive director of both OpenBrix and Inventory Hive. Additionally, Neil is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified in 2000.

Eamonn Hunt, Head of Tenancy Deposit Scheme, Northern Ireland

Eamonn has over 13 years of estate agency experience dealing with residential lettings, sales, and management. He joined TDS Northern Ireland in April 2013 with the scope to promote and provide a leading tenancy deposit protection scheme.

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