Legal4Landlords says it has helped a landlord battle a rogue tenant who took seven months to evict and still owes £6,250 in back rent.

Barking & Daganham council, which requires all private rented properties within its borders to be licenced, has also increased its fees for HMOs to £1,300.

Estate agent Atco Estates in London unsuccessfully appealed the original decision claiming it had displayed the correct fees and could not afford the fine.