A group called Exetra has been set up to champion their rights, and campaign against excessively high rents and agency fees.
A survey by Exetra has found that many renters have been charged hundreds of pounds by agencies - and large numbers reported having damp or mould in their accommodation.
Exeter care agency rated 'inadequate' and in special measures
Bosses at Horizon Care insist change
Raw sewage spews into Plymouth suburb estate and woods
Concerns raised for public health and wildlife in Woolwell
Councillor stands under trees to stop chainsaw massacre
Emergency preservation order now in place
Three years jail for charity box thief
And he can't eat in McDonald's for eight years
Spat over whether 'inadequate' children's services are as bad as MP suggests
Exeter's Steve Race believes they are in 'last chance saloon;
