Tenants fight back against rising rents

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Tenants have begun to fight back against the sharp increases in rents landlords have been pushing through in recent years. Landlords have taken full advantage of the fact that many people can't afford to buy their own home, due to the high deposits demanded by lenders.

But this is starting to change, and rent increases slowed at the start of this year, according to the latest residential lettings survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. So how do you go about getting your rent lowered?