One in 10 will be living in a house without heating this winter
Rogue landlords pocketed £5.6bn for unsafe homes that don’t meet legal standards, according to a new study by Help-Link.co.uk and property expert Paul Shamplina.
Shamplina said: “The colder months present a series of significant risks to rental properties, particularly relating to heating systems. One of the common complaints we have found in the past is that some tenants make it difficult for landlords to visit the property. However, regular inspections are imperative to check pipes for breaks, leaks, and blockages, bleed radiators and arrange routine boiler checks. Blocked or leaking pipes can freeze during the cold months, then expand and burst.”
Take a look at these shocking stats:
Last year, rogue landlords raked in £5.6bn for unsafe homes that don’t meet legal standards
740,000 households in the UK presented a “severe threat to tenants’ health”
One in five tenants that rent in London said they have a nightmare landlord
Nineteen per cent live in a house that suffers from damp
One in 10 will be living in a house without heating this winter
Five per cent have a broken fire alarm
More than one in three tenants in Britain don’t get their deposits back
In total 23 per cent of homes in London are labelled as bad value for money
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