Bed was directly below. A broken system. A broken 5 stem. A broken system. A broken s stem. U,. A broken system. ,. |. E a broken system. ,. e is broken. Thats pouring down like a shower. And greedy landlords cashing in. Iam Richard Bilton from bbc panorama. Are you a Slum Landlord . Should you be a landlord at all . Tucked away in south london is a Housing Estate like thousands across the country. These are the streets and tower blocks that make up the Bampton Estate. 290 homes, hundreds of lives. As a place, its a nice place to live. Its very mixed, its got people with money, people with no money, but its got a bit of a community. I have lived here for 20 years. It might look rubbish at first, but its nice. Its peaceful. For the most part the community is nice. If it goes wrong, we all band together. But its been left. We are going to look at how this estate ended up how it is today for the nationally, we have a housing crisis. Whats happened in places like this helps explain why. Th
bed was directly below. a broken system. a broken 5 stem. a broken system. a broken s stem. u, . a broken system. . ., . .|.e a broken system. . ., . - -e is broken. that s pouring down like a shower. and greedy landlords cashing in. iam richard bilton from bbc panorama. are you a slum landlord? should you be a landlord at all? tucked away in south london is a housing estate like thousands across the country. these are the streets and tower blocks that make up the bampton estate. 290 homes, hundreds of lives. as a place, it s a nice place to live. it s very mixed, it s got people with money, people with no money, but it s got a bit of a community. i have lived here for 20 years. it might look rubbish at first, but it s nice. it s peaceful. for the most part - the community is nice. if it goes wrong, - we all band together. but it s been left. we are going to look at how this estate ended up how it is today for the nationally, we have a housing crisis. what s happened in place
well, mr zwiebel has history. a few years ago, he illegally evicted one of his other tenants. her property was damp and in disrepair but rather than fixing it, he waited until she went out and then got the locks changed. landlords, and anyone controlling the property, have to pass a fit and proper person s test to rent out houses like this. we think mr zwiebel would have found it difficult to pass the test, if the council knew about his dodgy past. when we wrote to mr zwiebel, he said there were a number of inaccuracies in our letter. but he wouldn t say what they were, and he wouldn t answer our questions. so i went to ask him in person. mrzwiebel, sir, i m richard bilton from bbc panorama. we wrote you a letter. sir, are you a slum landlord? and should you be a landlord at all? should you tell the council about your illegal eviction?
because the flats and the tower blocks, they are still run by the council. some on the estate have remained council tenants. hi, it s richard from panorama. joseph, how are you? joe s landlord may be the council, but his problems are just the same. this is your bed. blimey, that s not very good. is this next to where you sleep? yeah. he has rented this flat from lewisham council for 26 years. how long has that been there? more than 2, 3 years. have you told the council? i told them, sir. i told them, richard, i told them. he is repainting after a visit from the council s workmen. they have finally come out after two years of complaints about mould. they have replaced some plasterboard, butjoe thinks that they haven t done enough. all these places was
it s like a shower. yes! and greedy landlords cashing in. iam richard bilton from bbc panorama. sir, are you a slum landlord? and should you be a landlord at all? tucked away in south london is a housing estate like thousands across the country. these are the streets and tower blocks that make up the bampton estate. 290 homes, hundreds of lives. as a place, it s a nice place to live. it s very mixed. it s got people with money, it s got people with no money, but it s got a bit of a community. i have lived here for 20 years. it might look a bit rubbish at first, but it s nice. it s peaceful. for the most part, - the community is nice.