What? This is turning into counter-intuitive news day. But - according to the National Landlords Association - a fifth of landlords report having tenants three or more months in arrears during the last quarter which, while not a picnic, is an improvement on almost 25%, which was the figure in the first quarter of the year. And this despite average rents rising for the last five months, according to LSL Property Services.

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