My Landlord is trying to take my whole deposit

[GreenHatsin]

I live in a big city, I've been paying £1000 per month for a 1 bed flat for the past two years.

My landlord decided to sell the flat and gave me three months notice (absolutely fine).

I found another flat to move into within a month. He wants me to pay the extra two months and he's sent someone round to inspect the flat.

He said he'll be keeping my entire deposit because I haven't kept the flat to a "good standard."

If I could post pictures of the flat without outing myself I would, however, it is immaculate. I have pictures from when I moved in and I've taken pictures today. It's cleaner than it was when I moved in. I know people say this, but it really is! When I moved in there was dust everywhere and junk in the cupboards.

What can I do here? I am absolutely certain that he doesn't have a case against me. If anyone looked at the flat they would agree.

Request the deposit scheme certificate and prescribed information ASAP.
After 2 years some wear and tear expected.
Tge onus is on tge landlord to prove damage with quotes and invoices.
Tricky if no check in inventory completed

It says on the direct gov website that landlords can hold the money. It’s still registered but the money isn’t physically held by the scheme unless there’s a dispute and then the money sits with them until it’s resolved.
@TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl is perfectly right!

Are that is right for England. My sons always (I do and manage the paperwork) are registered with the scheme, send the tenant the notice of how the money is held, have the tenant counter sign that at the time the tenancy agreement is signed and then release the money to the tenant at the end. It is not held if you choose this option by a deposit scheme's bank account. In fact in our case we think this means the tenant gets the money back a lot quicker if the landlord has held it so there are pros and cons to the two choices in England of how the deposit money is held. Landlords get to choose which scheme. Either way the landlord has to pay fees even if the money is held by the landlord, yet another cost on landlords which amongst much bigger changes is causing thousands of landlords to sell up and therefore a shortage of rented property.