The life-swap TV format gets more than a fresh lick of paint on the frontline of Britain’s housing crisis‘Let it and forget it,” has always been the mantra of Peter who, with his son Marc, owns a £7m property empire in Essex and east London. Now, for a show called The Week The Landlords Moved In (BBC1), the two of them are spending a few days in one of their own rentals. It’s home to 66-year-old Linda, who still works – as a carer of kids with special needs – because she needs the money to pay the rent.“Cor, smells a bit,” says Marc, when they walk in. It can’t be mould though, because they installed a mould-busting ventilation unit when Linda reported mould before. “Seems to have done the trick,” says Peter. “We haven’t got any mould or anything in here …” Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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