It is a legal requirement under the Housing Act 2004, as amended by S.184 of the Localism Act 2011 that all private landlords and letting agents taking deposits for assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) in England and Wales safeguard these deposits with a government-authorised tenancy deposit protection scheme. From the 1st April 2013, Capita will be launching its new Tenancy Deposit Protection scheme. Capita is a FTSE 100 listed company with a track record in sectors including property and insurance.