In various forums when people asking guidance on dealing with bad landlords, many comments have advised to ask the landlord whether he/she is reporting his rental income to revenue office, and at least some cases that has lead to solving the issue.

 

Anyone know whether the taxman actually has some practical whistleblowing mechanism (which would worth to try) to report a landlord that is screwing tenant?

4 hours ago, mran66 said:

In various forums when people asking guidance on dealing with bad landlords, many comments have advised to ask the landlord whether he/she is reporting his rental income to revenue office, and at least some cases that has lead to solving the issue.

 

Anyone know whether the taxman actually has some practical whistleblowing mechanism (which would worth to try) to report a landlord that is screwing tenant?

 

To answer your question, I do not know.  I don't.

 

To comment on your question, dependent on the assessment re 'screwing the tenant' , I would caution that such a move to disrupt the landlord (if one is still living in the place) could be a lose-lose scenario where no one wins.  Perhaps find an alternative better place to stay/live  in first, before taking any action in regards to the previous landlord (whom one feels was screwing the tenant).

12 hours ago, mran66 said:

In various forums when people asking guidance on dealing with bad landlords, many comments have advised to ask the landlord whether he/she is reporting his rental income to revenue office, and at least some cases that has lead to solving the issue.

 

Anyone know whether the taxman actually has some practical whistleblowing mechanism (which would worth to try) to report a landlord that is screwing tenant?

 

  I suspect that most of that advice is given with the presumption that the threat of reporting the landlord for tax evasion is motivating enough so that actually reporting him wouldn't be necessary.

1 hour ago, TheAppletons said:

 

  I suspect that most of that advice is given with the presumption that the threat of reporting the landlord for tax evasion is motivating enough so that actually reporting him wouldn't be necessary.

 

Yes I understand that. 

9 hours ago, oldcpu said:

 

To answer your question, I do not know.  I don't.

 

To comment on your question, dependent on the assessment re 'screwing the tenant' , I would caution that such a move to disrupt the landlord (if one is still living in the place) could be a lose-lose scenario where no one wins.  Perhaps find an alternative better place to stay/live  in first, before taking any action in regards to the previous landlord (whom one feels was screwing the tenant).

 

Tenant (a friend of mine who was screwed) has moved on already. Just wondering if there would be a nice way to make things even by just being an good alien. 

On 11/21/2025 at 9:16 AM, mran66 said:

 

Tenant (a friend of mine who was screwed) has moved on already. Just wondering if there would be a nice way to make things even by just being an good alien. 

Goody two shoes.

Do it but after leaving the premises for good and the landlord cannot find you. Otherwise he’ll come after you.