In-person right to rent checks are set to restart in England as property emerges to some normality as the threat of COVID-19 appears to recede.

Police are appealing for grassroots help from landlords to root out cannabis factories.

The plea for help comes after drugs squad officers up and down the country are raiding rented homes almost daily that are set up to farm thousands of cannabis plants.

A landmark court case ended with a landlord and their letting agent paying £4,500 for refusing to show a property to a potential tenant because they were claiming benefits. Often such properties are advertised as ‘no dss’.

The good news for landlords is house prices are rising – but that means paying more capital gains tax when selling.