Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords
What happens when conflicts between landlords and tenants get out of control? This series delves into the dark side of the UK's housing crisis. It follows independent eviction specialists working on behalf of landlords attempting to evict tenants who are behind with their rent, and local authority housing officers investigating rogue landlords and unsafe living conditions, including illegal HMOs (House in Multiple Occupation).
6 episodes
- 1. Episode 1A couple who bought a second property as an investment and saw their management agent change the locks and with hold all of the rent are featured on the show. A housing team from Lewisham Council take a look at the shocking conditions that tenants have to deal with in a cramped, cold flat.CC45minJun 24, 2015
- 2. Episode 2Ben from Lewisham Council's Rogue Landlord Unit has just a day to try and find a new place for a single mother and her child to live in or they will end up on the streets. Joan is forced to take legal action to evict her tenant who has not paid any rent for a year.CC45minJul 1, 2015
- 3. Episode 3A couple discover that their tenant is using their property to scam students.CC45minJul 8, 2015
- 4. Episode 4This episode features a couple who discovered their tenant was scamming students.CC45minJul 15, 2015
- 5. Episode 5Squatters move in to an empty community centre for children.CC45minJul 22, 2015
- 6. Episode 6The story of Lesley and Mark Irwin, who fell foul of a single mother who turned out to be a confidence trickster - she advertised their home as a rental property, and stole deposits from unwitting students hoping to move into the area. Plus, Susan and Gary Bailey, who planned to rent out their buy-to-let investment home in East London and took on an agent to deal with tenants on their behalf. However, after they withdrew from the deal, the couple found themselves locked out of their own property when he changed the locks, and they have been unable to get any help from the police.CC45minJul 29, 2015
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Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords
What happens when conflicts between landlords and tenants get out of control? This series delves into the dark side of the UK's housing crisis. It follows independent eviction specialists working on behalf of landlords attempting to evict tenants who are behind with their rent, and local authority housing officers investigating rogue landlords and unsafe living conditions, including illegal HMOs (House in Multiple Occupation).
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