Martin Lewis was joined by a panel of experts for a spin-off of his usual podcast. The ‘Not The Martin Lewis Podcast' is a brand new offshoot of The Martin Lewis Podcast, where the difference is Martin asks specialists his listeners' questions instead of answering them himself.
Ben Leonard, a policy officer at ACORN, responded: "So there's not quite nothing that can be done, you can challenge rent rises via a tribunal so that's the good news. The bad news is that the system really doesn't work that well for renters." But it isn't all bad news as the experts recommend you should address the issue with your landlord directly. Answering a similar question, Judy Ford from Citizens Advice added: "A good tenant is worth their weight in gold, if they look after the property and get on with the neighbours, that is worth everything to a landlord.
"The media are very interested in rent rises at the moment, so get in touch with a local journalist if your rent has doubled they'll want to run it. Getting in touch with your local politicians and crucially as well, joining a renters' union." Judy Ford from Citizens Advice explained: "It's about understanding how the mould and damp is actually being formed. Sometimes they are structural which is 100 per cent the landlord's responsibility.