I’m sick of landlords treating renters like cash cows
I’m sick of landlords treating renters like cash cows
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Damp, leaks, and mould. This is what my constituent in Bristol suffered through for six months in the flat that they rented. But even though they’d reported the problems countless times, nothing was done. Shockingly, when the property management company finally started work on the roof, this only caused more leaks. Eventually the ceiling of one of the bedrooms fell in, forcing my constituent’s flatmate to move to temporary accommodation.
![[Shocked Woman Looking At Mold On Wall]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-1399683473.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
This is a miserable, frustrating story – but perhaps all the more so because it’s so common. We all know someone who has a horror story like this – who’s suffered a chronic cough because of mould, whose mental health has suffered because of the state of their home, or who has had to pack up and move every year because the rents just keep going up.
![[Letting Signs Windsor]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2176218222.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Given this desperate situation, the Renters’ Rights Bill currently going through Parliament could not be more urgently needed. There are 11million people living in the private rented sector in England – their right to a safe, decent and secure home needs to be recognised and, crucially, protected.
There’s lots to be welcomed in the Bill. From the outlawing of section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, the creation of a new Decent Homes Standard (helping to clarify requirements and establish a level playing field), to ending the plague of poor-quality homes and giving renters safer places to live.
