{"id":74042,"date":"2015-09-02T13:52:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T06:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/thousands-of-tenants-in-england-suffering-abuse-from-private-landlords\/"},"modified":"2017-12-08T15:04:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T08:04:17","slug":"thousands-of-tenants-in-england-suffering-abuse-from-private-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/thousands-of-tenants-in-england-suffering-abuse-from-private-landlords\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of tenants in England &#039;suffering abuse&#039; from private landlords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nHousing charity Shelter says 17,000 renters have called its helpline during the last year with complaints including harassment, threats and assaultsThousands of private tenants have suffered abuse at the hands of landlords, including harassment, threats and assaults, which could have resulted in legal action, according to research by Shelter.The housing charity said it had heard from renters whose landlords had cut off utilities, entered their homes without permission and, in some cases, even burned their possessions. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2015\/sep\/02\/thousands-of-tenants-suffering-abuse-from-private-landlords\" target=\"_blank\">Thousands of tenants in England &#8216;suffering abuse&#8217; from private landlords<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Housing charity Shelter says 17,000 renters have called its helpline during the last year with&#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-74042","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-jge","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":137916,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-mortgage-rate-crisis-driving-record-rent-squeeze-as-landlords-pass-higher-costs-on-to-tenants\/","url_meta":{"origin":74042,"position":0},"title":"UK mortgage rate crisis driving record rent squeeze as landlords pass higher costs on to tenants","date":"June 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Homelessness charity says hundreds of thousands of people could be left unable to cover their rent and at risk of losing homesBusiness live \u2013 latest updatesMillions of renters across the UK are being squeezed by landlords passing on higher mortgage costs to their tenants, contributing to record rent increases\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":136646,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/landlords-to-be-given-more-powers-to-evict-tenants-for-antisocial-behaviour\/","url_meta":{"origin":74042,"position":1},"title":"Landlords to be given more powers to evict tenants for antisocial behaviour","date":"May 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Michael Gove to introduce bill strengthening lessors\u2019 rights in England as charities warn of impact for domestic abuse victimsLandlords in England will be able to evict tenants for antisocial behaviour more easily as part of a wider package of reforms to the rental market, after heavy lobbying by industry\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":108466,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hundreds-of-thousands-of-tenants-in-unsafe-homes-survey-finds\/","url_meta":{"origin":74042,"position":2},"title":"Hundreds of thousands of tenants in unsafe homes, survey finds","date":"June 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Citizens Advice research finds half of landlords don\u2019t know or understand legal obligationsWeak regulation of private renting has left hundreds of thousands of tenants living in mouldy or dangerous homes, Citizens Advice has warned.A survey of English landlords and tenants conducted on behalf of the charity found that half\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":171720,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-guardian-view-on-the-renters-rights-act-finally-protections-fit-for-the-modern-housing-market-editorial\/","url_meta":{"origin":74042,"position":3},"title":"The Guardian view on the Renters\u2019 Rights Act: finally, protections fit for the modern housing market | Editorial","date":"May 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The rising number of private renters in Britain have for too long put up with chronically insecure tenancy agreements and poor conditionsThe defining trend in British housing in recent decades has been towards private renting. 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