Students coming from overseas to study in the UK need to make sure they are properly insured when moving into rented accommodation, it has been urged.
Tenancy deposit protection law was introduced in the UK in April last year but mydeposits.co.uk suggests that some foreign students may be unaware of the legislation and could be leaving themselves open to potential money worries.
David Salusbury, chairman of mydeposits.co.uk, said: "Without knowledge of the rules regarding tenancy deposit protection, students could be at risk of not receiving a fair hearing when it comes to getting their deposit back."
He went on to say that it was in the interest of tenants to ask their landlord to show them that their money is going to be protected under a government-approved scheme.
Figures from UCAS show that the number of overseas students accepted into UK education has risen from 45,947 last September to 47,802 in the same month in 2008.
Directgov says that under the tenancy protection scheme, landlords are required to give details of how a person's deposit is assured within 14 days of them moving in.
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