The tenancy deposit scheme (TDS) has published figures for disputes involving return of deposits. The majority, 52 per cent, sent to the TDS involved cleaning, with almost half – 45 per cent – from disputes about damage. The amounts averaged about half of the total deposit, which stood at an average of £1,079. Since its introduction in April 2015, the TDS covers more than 768,000 tenancies, has resolved more than 3,500 disputes and is safeguarding £757 million in deposits.