Renting in London: tenants paid £13k up front for east London flat before letting agent revealed problems

Flat sharers Rachel Halle and Lena Kożuch

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A pair of London renters agreed to put down more than £13,000 to secure a lease on a London flat – only to be informed two days later that the property suffered from serious condensation issues.

Rachel Halle and Lena Kożuch share a small flat in Palmers Green and wanted to find something bigger and with outside space.