{"id":83087,"date":"2018-03-19T14:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T07:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/urgent-regulation-needed-to-stop-abusive-practices-by-letting-agents\/"},"modified":"2018-03-19T14:03:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T07:03:54","slug":"urgent-regulation-needed-to-stop-abusive-practices-by-letting-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/urgent-regulation-needed-to-stop-abusive-practices-by-letting-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Urgent regulation needed\u2019 to stop abusive practices by letting agents"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOne London worker\u2019s room rented from Citiside turned out to be a health hazard, but he faces a battle to get out of his contractWhen Alex Cannan moved to London to take up a new job, he found a room to rent for \u00a3145 a week on Spareroom.com. It was advertised by an individual called Sara, but when he applied he found himself dealing with a letting agent, Citiside, which confirmed the room was available to view.On arrival at the agency, he was informed that the room had already been let, but was shown photos of a similar room that came with a regular cleaning service. \u201cI was told it was not available for viewing and that if I asked them to reserve it before I made a decision I would have to pay a \u00a3500 holding deposit, which was non-refundable after three days,\u201d Cannan says. \u201cFoolishly, I was pressured into taking it based on the photos. When I moved in I found the room was filthy and covered in black mould, and the cleaning rota had not been updated for three weeks.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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