Too many renters are living in uncomfortable homes.
We spoke to private renters across the UK about the conditions they live in while paying sky-high energy and rent bills. Here’s what they said.Jodie, 27, said: “Our flat doesn’t have a thermostat which means our gas boiler can’t regulate itself. It’s been ‘fixed’ multiple times, but it won’t work until the landlord installs a thermostat – so in three years of living here, we’ve never had hot water from the tap.
“Obviously, we’ve complained , but we live in London, so we need to get real about what we have to give up in order to afford living in the city.“Then, there’s all the usual stuff – mould, poor ventilation, no insulation, a loo that ritually blocks every three months . We had a flooded toilet for maybe two days before the landlord got back to us.”Jess, 30, said: “Within two days of moving into my flat, a hole formed in the ceiling. I called the landlord, no response.
“Eventually, after six months, my landlord put a piece of wood over the hole. By this point, I was in the habit of just keeping a bucket in the living room to collect the leaks.”Currently, landlords are only required to bring their homes to an E rating and don’t have to make any improvements that cost more than £3,500.
Citizens Advice is calling for this cap to be raised to £10,000 to help people like Clare, 22, who told us “my single-glazed windows freeze on the inside during winter meaning we have to always have the heating on as well as three portable heaters which are very expensive to run”.David, 31, told us: “Our flat hasn’t been updated in years meaning that running my shower just costs too much so I’ve gone for three, four, days without showering or showering at work when I get the chance to.
“It’s shameful that more than 20 years since legislation came into force to reduce fuel poverty and improve the energy performance of homes, people are still suffering. Improving energy efficiency in privately rented homes has never been more urgent.”
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