Miles, 29, rents a two-bed flat in Leeds for £950 a month. He has never missed a rent payment. One Tuesday morning, a letter drops through his door addressed to…

Asha, 27, has found two flats she likes in Manchester. One is advertised by the landlord himself, a retired teacher who lives three streets away. The other is listed by…

Ines and her partner had a spreadsheet for their house hunt. It had rent, deposit, council tax band and distance to work. It did not have a column for the…

Furnished vs unfurnished renting was the choice facing Perrin, who had found two flats he liked in the same block. One was furnished, with a sofa, a bed and a…

Morven had rented the same two-bedroom flat in Leith for three years when a letter arrived proposing a rent rise she could not afford, with only a month's notice. She…

When Vivian's brother died suddenly, the family were grieving — and, within days, also facing practical questions nobody had prepared them for. Could Vivian's sister-in-law stay in the rented flat?…

Hazel, a care assistant in Leeds, fell three months behind on her £1,200-a-month rent after her hours were cut. Her landlord served a Section 8 notice, then took her to…

Meera landed at Heathrow on a Skilled Worker visa with a job starting in Manchester in three weeks, a suitcase, and no UK credit history. The first letting agent she…

How to Find a Rental Property is a question Jodie faces after accepting a job in Leeds, with just four weeks to find somewhere to live. Rightmove shows 200 listings,…

You've found a great flat at a rent you can afford — then the letting agent mentions it's a leasehold flat, with a service charge, a ground rent, a managing…