[Kizzy]

Agree with TS about the removal of social housing into private hands this has created a new breed of greedy private landlord who is not interested in where, why or who they rent property, all they care about is watching that benefits cheque appear in the bank.
The properties are sub standard and poorly maintained, the only time these landlords become aware of any issues is when the change in legislation paid housing costs direct to the claimant, suddenly there are problems as landlords become aware of issues only whilst chasing payment.
Not saying this happened here, but reading recent media articles this is happening more and more frequently.