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Private renters in Ealing lodged more complaints to their local council than anywhere else in Britain last year, figures show.

A Freedom of Information Request obtained by the Trinity Mirror Data Unit shows there were 2,448 complaints by private renters in 2014-15, higher than anywhere in the UK.

Only Liverpool Council received more complaints in the same year but their figure, of 4,953, includes complaints from social tenants as well.

All councils were asked how many complaints were made about landlords, with many responding that complaints were based on the condition of the property or behaviour of the landlord.

Complaints in Ealing also totalled 2,847 in 2013-14 and 1,667 in 2010-11.

Figures contrast greatly with the 68 complaints the local authority in Kensington and Chelsea received in 2014-15 and the 586 received by Hillingdon Council in the same year.

Complaints to Local Authority

Council 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Ealing 2,218 2,847 2,448 Hounslow 919 957 927 Hillingdon 625 688 586 Westminster 666 749 584 Hammersmith and Fulham 350 398 397 Kensington and Chelsea 50 54 68

*Harrow and Brent Council's were unable to provide figures for private renting.

Head of regulatory services at Ealing Council, Mark Wiltshire, pointed to a number of reasons for the figures including population, price and proactive complaining.

He said: "We are the third largest borough in London so you would expect us to to be high, we have a university and there are factors that point to us.

"There is also the cost of accommodation, it is more affordable in west London (to rent) than some of the central London spaces.

"We have been discussing licencing (with the public) and that generates an interest in a lot of people who are more likely to report, we have been very engaged with the community."

In the past five years Ealing Council has prosecuted 11 landlords as a result of the complaints.

In Britain, there were 78,401 complaints from renters in 2014-15, 84,252 in 2013-14 and 71,972 in 2010-11 although these figures are thought to be higher as 155 out of 408 councils either refused or failed to respond to the request.