Vent your rent: How bad is your home?

No heating, high prices and furry room mates. These are some of the complaints made by people renting in London.

People have been sharing their stories about what they get for their money using the hashtag #VentYourRent.

It was started by the campaign group, Generation Rent, which champions the rights and needs of private renters - they wanted to highlight that rents have increased and tenants are suffering.

According to the latest official figures private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 2.6% in twelve months from February 2015.

This photo shows how one landlord left a house without heating for one whole winter.

Jay Morton tweets her renting experience by holding a piece of card with 'Rent: 1500 in Tuffnell Park. Lived with 8 people for 8 years 2004-2012. Worst point: No heating for 1 whole winter'.Jay Morton

The actual cost of renting in London is a recurring theme in the conversations.

Emily Pearce tweets 'I miss living up North' and posts a photo of a post-it that says '£620 - Zone 4. More than 2/3 of my wage!'Emily Pearce
Sarah Ponsford tweets: '3 years in south London, rent between £433-£700 excluding bills, problems including mice, leaking ceiling, severe mold'.Sarah Ponsford
April Slocombe holds up a piece of paper which reads; 'Monthly rent £510 including utilities. Location: Friern Barnet. Weekly income: £117.63. Worries about not being able to pay rent for the remainder of my Masters of Art at university. Hashtag vent your rent'.April Slocombe

There were some attempts to be helpful by posting some useful advice to renters in the capital. One person suggested the solution was simple, "Move out of London!"

While others suggested that rental issues were not a London-specific problem.

Alana Tudhope tweets, 'hashtag vent your rent, not just in London. Saltcoats in Scotland. no working boiler, junkie neighbours, rats and rent twice as elsewhere in same area'.Alana Tudhope

According to Generation Rent, "three in 10 privately rented homes are considered "non-decent" and "one in six are physically unsafe"

But although rents appear high in London, some are supportive of landlords.

Helen Edwards tweets, 'hashtag vent your rent is sobering reading. I was lucky to have a great landlord in London, but it still cost over 60 per cent of my salary to live there'.Helen Edwards
India Block tweets, 'creeping on the hashtag vent your rent to see what everyone else is paying. Luckily my new landlord is decent and only had one mouse siting.'India Block

And this tweet was the first to use the hashtag #ventyourtenant.

Lianna Brinded tweets, 'totally and utterly understand about the hashtag vent your rent campaign. I've had terrible times but there should be one called hashtag vent your tenant too'.Lianna Brinded

According to research by the Association of Residential Lettings Agents, first time buyers in England will already have spent and average of £52,900 on rent.

Policy and Communications Manager for Generation Rent, Dan Wilson Craw says, "London is one of the major cities in the world. Private renters shouldn't have to deal with collapsed ceilings, vermin and environments that are health hazards".

He added that they would like to see the introduction of a licensing scheme that would help both landlords and tenants. "It will help good landlords to not get undercut by bad ones that cut corners on their properties."

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