{"id":30,"date":"2026-10-16T08:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/rent-files\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:26:47","slug":"rent-files","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/writing\/series\/rent-files\/","title":{"rendered":"The rent files"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30\" class=\"elementor elementor-30\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c22a2b9 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c22a2b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da90183 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da90183\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba03e7 lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ba03e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The rent files<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55547aa lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55547aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who owns the flats on Mill Road, and why nobody fixes them. Three parts, autumn 2026 (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44457ae e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-series e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44457ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"parts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751e09e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"751e09e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c192832 lt-photo lt-ar-photo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c192832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-author-rent.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5\" alt=\"An old apartment block with rows of small balconies, seen from the street below\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-author-rent.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-author-rent-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-author-rent-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-author-rent-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-author\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-author-rent-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965ef18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"965ef18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610b700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"610b700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three parts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5c448 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db5c448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read them in order: each part starts where the last one stopped (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d9df7 e-con-full lt-rows lt-parts e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81d9df7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af174d e-grid e-con-full lt-part e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1af174d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b763f lt-part__n elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5b763f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Part 1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d83ae4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d83ae4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff938aa lt-part__head elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff938aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/example.com\/\">The flats nobody repairs<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e41248 lt-piece__pub elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e41248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tue 30 Sep<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfde2c lt-len-cell elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bfde2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\"><span class=\"lt-len lt-w-24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>2,400 words<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7226a0f e-grid e-con-full lt-part e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7226a0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621299c lt-part__n elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"621299c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Part 2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d143d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d143d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177cba8 lt-part__head elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"177cba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/example.com\/\">Six companies, one address<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33048df lt-piece__pub elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33048df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tue 7 Oct<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2606f41 lt-len-cell elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2606f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\"><span class=\"lt-len lt-w-27\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>2,700 words<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbbb8d e-grid e-con-full lt-part e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dbbb8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68111b9 lt-part__n elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68111b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Part 3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8c803 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef8c803\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec49bd lt-part__head elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cec49bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/example.com\/\">Who owns Mill Road<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c4335 lt-piece__pub elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19c4335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tue 14 Oct<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51df7ed lt-len-cell elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51df7ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\"><span class=\"lt-len lt-w-31\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>3,050 words<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f48198 lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f48198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Published in The Springfield Ledger (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d915f e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9d915f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"method\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808c884 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"808c884\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2d155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e2d155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How it was reported<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25936a e-con-full lt-rows lt-prices e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d25936a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d1921 e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67d1921\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aef2d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0aef2d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffb44c lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ffb44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tenancy records read<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d271b lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6d271b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">212<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3795e4 e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3795e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc7ae7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fc7ae7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377cc84 lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"377cc84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interviews<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91e278 lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e91e278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">38<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e26b0c e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e26b0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef8212 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ef8212\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7b28b lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c7b28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Companies traced<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e822c7a lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e822c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">6<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e597aef e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e597aef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa5abf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fa5abf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc69f15 lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc69f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reporting time<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541fda0 lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"541fda0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Four months<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9352c4 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-dark lt-cta lt-skip-menu e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9352c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"tips\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21724f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a21724f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935d224 lt-cta__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"935d224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Know something Springfield should know?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d27ec5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d27ec5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89dbb23 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89dbb23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"lt-tipdot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Tell me what happened and how you know. 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