In an unexpected turn of events at a Conservative party conference fringe meeting, the chief executive of Shelter heaped praise on at least some private landlords.
Polly Neate used her introductory comments to tell delegates to the meeting – which looked at likely future legislation for the private rented sector – that she knew from first hand experience amongst her family that some landlords “bent over backwards” to help tenants during the pandemic.
In recent years Neate has used Shelter as a campaigning vehicle to stridently criticise the private landlord and letting agency sectors.
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