DEAR DEIDRE: I have sex with my landlord once a week in exchange for a rent reduction.
At first I managed by closing my eyes and thinking about my boyfriend. But this guy started calling around more often asking for sex and I’m starting to feel cheap and used.
I work as a nurse and live in an apartment near the hospital.
I was in a nursing home for a while, but then I had to find my own place and this dirty apartment was all I could afford.
I am 24 years old, and my landlord is 41. He owns three apartments in my block.
He increased the rent by £25 a week in April and it drove me nuts.
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The place is not the best anyway, and the boiler keeps bursting.
When he told me about the raise, he suggested that if I “did a favor”, he would keep the lower rent for me.
I was stunned, but in a few moments he put his arm around the back of my head, pulled me close and kissed me.
He is married with children and he makes my skin crawl.
In the beginning, he would come once a month on rent day.
I could handle that, but now it’s once a week.
If I tell him it’s not a good time, he threatens to charge me the full amount.
I dare not tell my boyfriend, because he would be very angry — and I would be afraid that he would do something to the boss that he and I would regret.
My parents can’t help me because they have their own financial problems.
As the end of the week approaches, I begin to feel dread.
DEIDRE SAYS: This is very worrying. Make no mistake, this man is abusing and blackmailing you.
He breaks the law and has a lot more to hide from you.
Once you get support, you will be able to get out of this horrible predicament.
Find help through Rape Crisis (rapecrisis.org.uk, 0808 500 2222), who can advise you on next steps.
You need to urgently find accommodation elsewhere.
Get support through the Royal College of Nursing, who can help if you meet the criteria for financial hardship.
You can speak to someone through the helpline (rcn.org.uk, 0345 772 6100).
If you are not entitled to hospital accommodation, find a part of the house or a place to stay for the night so that it is cheaper and you are not alone.
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