London rental crisis: tenants who complain about disrepair almost twice as likely to be evicted

The vast majority of Londonrenters have experienced disrepair in the last year, but are afraid that they will be evicted if they raise problems with landlords.

New research from Shelter has revealed that 81 per cent of private renters in the capital —equivalent to almost 1.5 million people— have had issues with their accommodation in the last year.