{"id":125886,"date":"2022-04-21T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/salvation-army-in-uk-accused-of-rogue-landlord-attitude\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T23:49:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:49:28","slug":"salvation-army-in-uk-accused-of-rogue-landlord-attitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/salvation-army-in-uk-accused-of-rogue-landlord-attitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvation Army in UK accused of \u2018rogue landlord\u2019 attitude"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nChristian charity ignored for years complaints of \u2018serious hazards\u2019 in rental properties in Hadleigh, EssexThe Salvation Army, one of the UK\u2019s best known and well funded charities, has been accused of acting like \u201ca rogue landlord\u201d by leaving some of its private tenants exposed to \u201cserious\u201d hazards for at least seven years.The Christian organisation, whose charitable objectives include \u201cthe relief of poverty \u2026 suffering, distress\u201d and \u201cthe assistance of those in need of protection\u201d, ignored repeated requests to improve conditions by its tenants in Hadleigh, Essex.The town is the site where the group\u2019s founder, William Booth, created his first farm colony in 1891 to help people escape the deprivation of London\u2019s East End.Tenants have complained of being subjected to years of living with hazards including fire risks, damp, and vermin infestations, an investigation by the Guardian and ITV News found. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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