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The RLA reports that landlords are being given a voice in the Right to Rent debate. Following a damning judicial review in the High Court of the Right to Rent scheme, the government has decided to take their case to the Court of Appeal.

Tenant pressure groups are not fond of Section 21 notices, but councillors from Greater Manchester have joined a chorus of voices calling for the government to scrap Section 21 no-fault eviction notices.

There are plenty of stories of rogue landlords and criminal tenants, but this week we have a story for you that ticks both boxes!

HMRCs Let Property campaign is working. A Freedom of Information request submitted by a leading accounting firm has revealed that the number of landlords ‘fessing up’ to unpaid rental income has risen by a huge 145%. Clearly, the aggressive mailshots and menacing letters sent out by HMRC are having the desired effect.

Last week’s thrilling episode of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords features an elderly lady who took the decision to rent out her property to provide a pension income. Unfortunately, like many of the best-laid plans, it all went horribly wrong.