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Read about the chaos created by Rent 2 Rent scammers for occupants and enforcement alike

Read about the chaos created by Rent 2 Rent scammers for occupants and enforcement alike

At last renters have a chance of obtaining larger RRO awards

Find out a largely unknown method that rogue landlords and agents are using to steal money from renters

Should local authorities be able to take over management control of a property where the landlord or agent are harassing or illegally evicting tenants?

Step by step guide to advisers on how to reclaim deposit protection penalties

Deposit protection scams of rogue landlords

One perennial problem facing tenants in the throes of being harassed or illegally evicted, is calling the police only to be advised that disputes between landlords and tenants are civil matters and not a problem that police can resolve.

Our staff here at Safer Renting are used to visiting buildings with appalling living conditions, but were surprised recently when we were called to a prime property in central London with an exclusive address. Viewed from the outside, you might assume that it housed bankers or art dealers.

Once inside, any such notions disappeared before we’d even closed the front door:

On Wednesday, a couple of conundrums landed on the desk of the 7 people that constitute the Safer Renting posse.

Both concerned cases where our partner council EHOs had served prohibition orders on properties, with an effective date two weeks away but where curiously the occupants didn’t want to move out, despite the dreadful conditions.