She told the TV station: 'Everything is done in the name of the Olympics. In my mind it's overrated.
'I know it may be good for London but a lot of Londoners who live here get hurt by it.'
Housing Minister Grant Shapps told the BBC: 'Landlords should be under no doubt that it is a criminal offence for them to evict a tenant without giving proper notice, and that anyone found guilty of doing this - or of harassing a tenant - could lead to a custodial sentence of up to two years.'
The National Landlords Association also condemned the practice - warning landlords it is often more beneficial to have good, long-term tenants in their property.
住在伦敦东部的租客们正面临被房东赶走的难题,而且并没有得到提前通知,因为房东们想在奥运会期间把房子租给短期游客,大捞一笔。
住房慈善机构“庇护所”表示,已经有为数众多的租客家庭在被房东赶走后,被迫紧急寻找住处。
在一些案例中,租客被粗暴的房东非法赶走,因为房东想借伦敦奥运之机把房子短期出租,租金飙涨。
伦敦奥运会期间,奥运场馆周围的住宅租金甚至达到了平时的20倍。
“庇护所”的执行长坎贝尔-罗伯说:“居住在奥运场馆附近的伦敦人已经承受了飞涨的房租,生活缺乏稳定,还有少数粗暴的房东利用伦敦的住房高需求谋利。”
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