{"id":67748,"date":"2017-09-29T15:30:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T08:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/jeremy-corbyn-is-right-we-need-rent-controls-and-we-need-them-now-penny-anderson\/"},"modified":"2017-09-29T16:09:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T09:09:25","slug":"jeremy-corbyn-is-right-we-need-rent-controls-and-we-need-them-now-penny-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/jeremy-corbyn-is-right-we-need-rent-controls-and-we-need-them-now-penny-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Corbyn is right: we need rent controls, and we need them now | Penny Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt was great to hear the Labour leader rally to the cause of tenants. For too long we have been at the mercy of greedy landlords and the agents who facilitate themFor tenants, Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s conference speech was joy unconfined. The part where he promised rent controls might have been scant on meticulous detail, but was greeted with loud whooping (in my house at least). Rent controls would have been of great help to me when my flat was sold out from underneath me last year, and the new owner agreed to let me stay \u2013 provided I paid a huge increase. Related: The sad cost of renting: never having somewhere to call home Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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