{"id":171666,"date":"2026-04-30T00:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-landlords-view-of-the-rental-market-letters\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T00:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:12:29","slug":"the-landlords-view-of-the-rental-market-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-landlords-view-of-the-rental-market-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"The landlords\u2019 view of the rental market | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nIt isn\u2019t a story of villains and victims, but a housing system under strain, writes Nick Vernoum. Plus a letter from John FarquharYour article on landlords (I thought landlords were unchallengeable \u2013 until I met one of mine at a party, 22 April) paints them as shadowy figures wielding quiet power, but the reality is often more ordinary \u2013 and more complicated. I\u2019m an \u201caccidental landlord\u201d. In my 40s, after working long hours to buy a modest home, I became seriously ill with chronic fatigue and had to move back in with my parents. Letting my house wasn\u2019t about exploitation; it was about survival \u2013 covering a mortgage I could no longer sustain through work.Over time, I reinvested carefully, and I now own a small number of properties. The income isn\u2019t lavish; it has supported my parents and given me a chance to rebuild my life. I know my tenants well. They can contact me any time, and I sort problems quickly. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2026\/apr\/29\/the-landlords-view-of-the-rental-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The landlords\u2019 view of the rental market | Letters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; It isn\u2019t a story of villains and victims, but a housing system under strain, writes&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-IEO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":85758,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dont-call-all-landlords-parasites-letters\/","url_meta":{"origin":171666,"position":0},"title":"Don\u2019t call all landlords parasites | Letters","date":"April 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Lorraine Hewitt and Martin Cooper respond to a recent Guardian articleRhik Samadder\u2019s view of landlords (Landlords are social parasites. 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