Bidding wars, cash up-front and ‘auditions’ – inside Britain’s broken renting market

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  1. > “There was action during the pandemic, so why not now?”

    The pandemic threatened actual rich people.

  2. My friends went to an open house for a flat in Camden, there were 27 other people there and they were denied after making an offer £300 a month more than the listed standard rate.

  3. Landlord tried putting my rent up £500/month. Had to find a new place with much more difficulty than I would have ever anticipated. Ended up finding somewhere smaller and further away from where I work at a higher price.

  4. “she has called to try for a viewing and been told that the property is already gone, despite it being posted online only minutes earlier”. Had a similar experience in Cardiff, listings removed in less than 24 hours.

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