Vicky Spratt
Life For Rent: How Do I Deal With My Nightmare Housemate?
Plus: how to fix a property guardianship that's gone very, very wrong.
Life For Rent: How Do I Claim Rent Off My Landlord for Building Works?
Plus: our landlord keeps letting himself into our flat, even when we're out of the property!
Housing: What Are the Tories, Labour and Lib Dems Promising?
Want to vote for a party that won't make your renting life miserable? Read on to find out what their manifestos say.
Life For Rent: How Do I Rent Somewhere While Owning a Pet?
Plus: one landlord claims that arguing over the deposit somehow means even higher charges when you move out.
Life For Rent: Help! My Landlord Refuses to Heat My Freezing Cold Flat
Plus: a mysterious agency that changes its name and refuses to repair anything.
Life For Rent: How Do I Get My Landlord to Fix Things?
Plus: what to do when a damp and mould problem is seriously affecting your health.
Life For Rent: My Friend Owns a Home and I'm Moving In – What Should I Know?
Plus: a tenant is haunted by the ghost of her former contract.
Life For Rent: My Landlord Wants to Evict Me Over a Noise Complaint
Plus: a university charging a £3,000 deposit for accommodation? It could only be Oxbridge.
Life For Rent: How Can I Fix This Disgusting Damp in My House?
Plus: what your landlord can legitimately charge you for after you move out.
Life For Rent: My Mean Neighbours Are Making Up Noise Complaints About Me
In this week's rental advice column, a nasty neighbour threatens to snitch on a letter-writer for being too loud in their flat.
Life For Rent: How Can I Stop My Landlord From Letting Himself In?
Housing advice columnist Vicky Spratt deals with a landlord who keeps entering his tenant's flat to leave rat poison.