My absentee landlord raised my rent by 11.3% a mere 12 hours after the Scottish rent cap freeze was removed. So I moved out. What shitty experiences have you had with landlords?
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Landlord gave us [proper] notice to move out as he wanted to sell up. He didn't sell, but instead put up the rent and let it out to someone else.
jun 11, 2025, 2:16 pm • 0 0 • view
YUP
jun 11, 2025, 3:35 pm • 0 0 • view
Two years ago, London landlord tried to raise our rent 26% despite the building's heating failing four weeks before - we left, but it took over a year to put a temporary (and tempremental) solution in place. Still not resolved.
jun 11, 2025, 3:33 pm • 0 0 • view
Previous Landlord decided to just keep "65% of our deposit" as we'd been good tennants. I learned a lot of property law and hyperfocussed on it - so she sent me a series of abusive emails and then, after several months, released the deposit.
jun 11, 2025, 3:34 pm • 0 0 • view
Oh, the above landlord was selling the place, so needed us to move ASAP. We were cool about it. It's been 4 years, she still owns the place, but the rent's doubled.
jun 11, 2025, 3:35 pm • 0 0 • view