{"id":64504,"date":"2017-08-24T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bad-landlords-beware-there-is-now-a-way-for-tenants-to-fight-back-penny-anderson\/"},"modified":"2017-08-24T15:09:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T08:09:47","slug":"bad-landlords-beware-there-is-now-a-way-for-tenants-to-fight-back-penny-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bad-landlords-beware-there-is-now-a-way-for-tenants-to-fight-back-penny-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad landlords beware, there is now a way for tenants to fight back | Penny Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBritain\u2019s rentiers get away with appalling behaviour, often making tenants pay for the privilege. But now tenants can rate them online, and redress the balance of powerIt doesn\u2019t matter how bad landlords are, they seem get away with it. If they persistently rent out rooms transformed from sunny spaces into dark goth-caves emblazoned with black mold, or oblige tenants to sleep on soggy mattresses, they get away with it. Meanwhile, tenants vacating a home frequently suffer debilitating post-occupancy nerves, worried that the owner might give them no reference at all, or \u2013 devastating to their future housing prospects \u2013 a bad reference. To make matters worse, in England and Wales, some letting agents and landlords even charge for the privilege. Related: Housing greed has reached new heights. Look at the Newham tax racket | Faiza Shaheen Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Britain\u2019s rentiers get away with appalling behaviour, often making tenants pay for the privilege. 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