{"id":140282,"date":"2023-11-13T22:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rats-rotten-cupboards-and-collapsed-ceilings-in-a-north-east-england-rental-flat\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T22:20:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:20:42","slug":"rats-rotten-cupboards-and-collapsed-ceilings-in-a-north-east-england-rental-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rats-rotten-cupboards-and-collapsed-ceilings-in-a-north-east-england-rental-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"Rats, rotten cupboards and collapsed ceilings in a north-east England rental flat"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHousing officers say Peter Thompson\u2019s flat, where the walls are wet with damp, is one of the worst they\u2019ve ever seenIt is rare these days for housing officers to be lost for words. But on an inspection of a rented flat in north-east England this month, one experienced officer struggled to articulate her disgust \u2013 not at the state of the property, but at the obvious dereliction of its landlord.\u201cIncredulous,\u201d she says, when she finally finds the right word. \u201cLike, how dare they take rent [for this]?\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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