Part One: Peter Rachman: King of the Slumlords

Peter Rachman was a London landlord so bad, his last name became an internationally recognized synonym for "shitty slumlord". In these episodes, Robert explains how he went from fleeing the Nazis, to fleecing the British. https://archive.is/EXu9c#selection-1535.829-1539.80 https://www.unseenhistories.com/the-murky-world-of-peter-rachman-neil-root/ https://www.thejc.com/life/books/how-landlord-rachmans-name-became-a-household-word-for-the-worst-reasons-mrrpna3a https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/krays-christine-keeler-cheap-flats-36683606 https://www.londonhistorians.org/index.php?s=file_download&id=71 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/home-office-could-not-get-rid-of-notorious-rachman-178265.html https://www.thesteepletimes.com/the-fog/redefining-rachman/ https://andyshistoricalmusings.wordpress.com/2024/08/05/who-was-peter-rachman-the-slum-landlord/ https://bnp.org.uk/rogue-landlords/ https://julesbirch.com/2012/10/24/revealing-the-real-rachman/ https://julesbirch.com/2014/05/14/rachman-rogues-and-renting/ https://time.com/archive/6807883/great-britain-the-saga-of-polish-peter/ https://www.independent.co.uk/hei-fi/entertainment/jon-snow-the-slum-landlord-is-alive-and-doing-well-2306457.html https://flashbak.com/even-the-bathwater-is-dirty-grim-and-grimy-tales-of-an-old-notting-hill-433573/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.