Rising Number of Landlords Ignoring Repair Requests

A growing number of landlords in the UK are ignoring tenants’ request for repairs and the threat of eviction is stopping some tenants from contacting their landlord or agent to fix a problem, it is claimed. According to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) recent research shows despite the urgent nature of many repairs, only 31% of tenant requests were dealt with even in the same day while 23% took more than a week. Also, some 34% have faced a home emergency in the past 12 months, with boiler faults and other central heating problems the most common. A quarter of a million private tenants a year are taking matters into their own hands and withholding rent from their landlords because of delays resolving emergencies repairs. Read more on the Property Wire website.