Felix had lived in his Birmingham flat for two years and assumed moving out would be simple: tell the landlord, hand back the keys, get his deposit back. Instead, he…

Noah had found the perfect two-bedroom flat in Sheffield: £895 a month, a short walk from work, and a landlord who seemed friendly on the viewing. The letting agent emailed…

When Chloe moved into her one-bedroom flat in Birmingham, the letting agent handed her the keys, a tenancy agreement — and an energy bill problem. The flat was on an…

When Daniel moved into his two-bedroom flat in Manchester, the spare room looked fine. By autumn, black speckles were spreading across the wall behind the wardrobe, the paint was bubbling,…

Rental scams UK renters are falling for right now look like this: Leah had been flat-hunting in Manchester for three weeks when she found it: a bright two-bedroom flat at…

Emma Hartley has rented the same two-bed flat in Sheffield for three years. Every twelve months she braced for the renewal letter: the landlord could raise the rent by whatever…

Tom has lived in his two-bed flat in Chorlton, Manchester, for three years. He pays his rent on time, the flat is spotless, and his landlord has never had a…

Priya has been renting in East London for six years, and she has seen her share of landlord behaviour: a boiler ignored all winter, a deposit returned short with no…

When Rob's warehouse shifts were cut from five days to three, his wages dropped by £400 a month overnight. His rent stayed the same: £850, due on the 1st. The…

When Nadia opened the letter from her letting agent, the first line made her stomach drop: her rent was going up from £950 to £1,120 a month — a £170…