{"id":140351,"date":"2023-11-18T17:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rent-rebels-the-tenants-who-fought-for-their-rights-and-won\/"},"modified":"2023-11-18T17:44:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T10:44:33","slug":"rent-rebels-the-tenants-who-fought-for-their-rights-and-won","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rent-rebels-the-tenants-who-fought-for-their-rights-and-won\/","title":{"rendered":"Rent rebels: the tenants who fought for their rights and won"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt is not easy but you can take on a landlord over bad treatment or neglecting a propertyThe UK is turning into a country of renters \u2013 with one in five now paying a landlord monthly. Not every rental property is up to scratch, however. This week, the Guardian\u2019s Living Hell series has highlighted the issue of unstable and unsafe housing and landlords who exploit loopholes in the system.Tarun Bhakta, a policy manager at Shelter, says that tenants need more routes to fight back because of rising rent and the cost of living crisis. \u201cWe have huge demand on our services,\u201d he says. \u201cIn the last decade we have seen really significant growth in people needing support.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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