The government has abandoned private renters to poor living conditions, revenge evictions and sky-high rents
This government is failing tenants. From an investigation by this newspaper the Guardian and ITV News into how rogue landlords continue to operate despite being deemed unfit to rent, that much is clear. Vermin, mould, dodgy wiring, bullying eviction tactics – it seems that you can get away with all of it, if you’re rich enough to regard the fines as merely a business expense. All you need to do is move borough or have a third party say they are managing it for you. Furthermore, the government’s rogue landlord database remains empty, six months after launch. It’s not much of a deterrent for those hell-bent on wanton profiteering at the expense of vulnerable tenants and their families.
For to be a tenant in this country is to be vulnerable. There are, of course, good, even great, landlords out there, and their tenants are the lucky ones. But even those who seem all right can let you down when you need them most. Then there are the awful ones, and these number more than is acceptable in a developed western economy. The horror stories never stop.
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