Property News · October 9, 2016

‘National Trust duped us’, claim eviction family


Charity defends its policy after becoming embroiled in row over tenants’ cash depositsThe National Trust has been accused of manipulating a family of “exemplary” tenants so it could evict them following an administrative muddle that left the charity potentially liable to pay compensation. Tam Hockey says she was “duped” after a coordinated campaign by trust employees to accept a refund of her security deposit. Hockey was told that giving back the deposit would help build “mutual trust and understanding”.In fact, internal emails show staff were secretly planning to evict the family, yet were unable to because the National Trust had not acted on a change in the law that affected about 1,900 of its tenants and leaves it potentially liable for compensation claims of up to £5.7m. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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