Forgive me if I have little sympathy for the plight of buy-to-let landlords like the one who's kicking me out
The IndependentThe best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I’ve never been in a house long enough in London to put my own metaphorical roots down, never mind literal ones. And how the mighty hath fallen – second it was Zone 2, then Zone 3, and now I live next to a DLR station no one has heard of and that until 1965 wasn’t even a part of London. This reality means that each time landlords choose to arbitrarily hike up rents, tenants hold fast, as sometimes it is better the devil you know than the devil you don’t. That is, unless the devil you do know is kicking you out as your home – and your extortionate rent - isn’t turning enough of a profit for him anymore.
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