Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords — Season 3
About this season
What happens when conflicts between landlords and tenants get out of control? This series delves into the dark side of the UK's housing crisis. It follows independent eviction specialists working on behalf of landlords attempting to evict tenants who are behind with their rent, and local authority housing officers investigating rogue landlords and unsafe living conditions, including illegal HMOs (House in Multiple Occupation).
Episodes (16)
1. Episode 1
Aired 5 March 2017 • 45 min
A woman fights to reclaim the house she was brought up in from a tenant who owes her money, and a newly-married couple in Chelsea find their buy-to-let dream turn sour.
2. Episode 2
Aired 15 March 2017 • 45 min
Alex is hit with a £7,000 bill after his tenant is found to have be running a business from his property. Property developer Jon calls in an eviction specialist to rid a disused tram station of squatters.
3. Episode 3
Aired 27 April 2017 • 45 min
A Watford landlord has a fight on his hands when his long-term tenant suddenly decides to stop paying and unleashes her wrath when he tries to evict her.
4. Episode 4
Aired 4 May 2017 • 45 min
Salon owner Wayne offered his employee Katie his home to rent, but is now owed £3,000 with neighbours complaining about a party house.
5. Episode 5
Aired 11 May 2017 • 45 min
Teorin and Collette's large family home was turned into holiday stopover for strangers. Alex is dependent on rent for her medical expenses, but her tenant has not paid in months.
6. Episode 6
Aired 18 May 2017 • 45 min
A landlord who trusted his property to a letting agency discovers that it is being advertised on a Romania website. A single mum's tenant has vanished owing £10k in back rent and she has to prove he has abandoned the property to get it back.
7. Episode 7
Aired 25 May 2017 • 45 min
Susan and Gary's too-good-to-be-true letting agent broken into their house and changed the locks. Paul learned that his father's tenant owed a staggering £20k in rent.
8. Episode 8
Aired 8 June 2017 • 45 min
A couple in Kent face losing their house because of a nightmare Tenant, and a residential home is found to have been turned into a brothel.
9. Episode 9
Aired 15 June 2017 • 45 min
A retired couple pay the price when their tenants stop paying rent and invite their abusive friends to squat.
10. Episode 10
Aired 31 August 2017 • 45 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 7 September 2017 • 45 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 14 September 2017 • 45 min
13. Revisit
Aired 1 June 2017 • 45 min
Revisiting the victims and villains of the rental market. Rachel rented out her cottage for three months; four years later, her tenant is still there.
14. Revisits 2
Aired 21 September 2017 • 45 min
Craig has been battling family friends to get his property back after three months of no rent. Owed thousands by Sophia, Terry was relived to get his house back, but then she called the police.
15. Revisits 3
Aired 28 September 2017 • 45 min
In Bristol, Jon's dream of turning a former tram station into flats was derailed by squatters, has he managed to get things back on track? Two tenants living in dangerous conditions were saving for a deposit, have they hit their target?
16. Revisits 4
Aired 5 October 2017 • 45 min
Following up on an Essex landlady who had to go to extraordinary lengths to evict her tenants, a landlord whose tenant refused to get the message, and another landlord who cannot move on with his life until he gets his tenants evicted.