GPT-5.3-Codex vs GPT-5.6 Sol for everyday legal questions

Here’s the plain-English version for **England**.

## What “deposit protection” means

If you paid a tenancy deposit for an AST (most private rentals), the landlord/agent must, within **30 days** of getting it:

1. Put it in a government-approved scheme  
   - **DPS**, **TDS**, or **mydeposits**
2. Give you the “prescribed information” (details of where/how it’s protected, how disputes work, etc.)

If they don’t do both in time, they’ve broken the rules.

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## Why this gives the tenant leverage

If the deposit was not properly protected, the…

## What deposit protection means

For most private tenancies in England, a landlord or letting agent who takes a cash tenancy deposit must:

1. protect it in one of the three government-authorised schemes:
   - Deposit Protection Service (DPS)
   - MyDeposits
   - Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS)
2. protect it within **30 calendar days of receiving it**; and
3. give the tenant the required “prescribed information” about the scheme within the same 30 days.

The scheme either holds the money or insures it. At the end of the tenancy, it provides a fre…