The landlord kept your deposit. Write the letter that gets it back.

The tenancy ended, the landlord found 'damage', and your deposit is suddenly theirs. This writes a formal dispute letter setting out the deductions, why they're unreasonable, fair wear and tear, pre-existing damage, no evidence, and states you're starting the deposit scheme's free dispute resolution service. Fill in the amounts, address, dates and scheme.

Write a formal dispute letter to [landlord name] regarding deductions of [amount] from my deposit of [total deposit] for my tenancy at [address], which ended on [date]. The deductions claimed for [list of deductions] are unreasonable because [fair wear and tear / pre-existing damage / no evidence provided]. My deposit was held by [deposit scheme]. State that I am initiating the scheme's free dispute resolution service and that I expect the disputed amount returned within 10 days or the matter will proceed to adjudication.