A staggering 79% of private tenants in the North West have experienced disrepair at home in the last year, new research has revealed. A YouGov study for housing charity Shelter has found almost four in five tenants in the private sector have been affected by disrepair.
They include 51% who have experienced damp and/or mould, while 27 per cent have had either a problem with their boiler, no heating or no hot water in the past year. A further 27pc say they have not asked for repairs to be carried out for fear of being kicked out of their home.
Shockingly, across England private renters who complained to their landlord, letting agent or local council were two-and-a-half times more likely to be handed an eviction notice. Shelter says tenants are trapped in a 'catch-22' situation that will only improve with changes to the law.
