Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin councils among 38 to get extra power against rogue landlords
Councils in Shropshire have been named among 38 in England which will get new powers to crack down on rogue private sector landlords.


Shropshire's largest market town, Oswestry is well known for having a mixed English and Welsh heritage, being five miles from the Anglo-Welsh border. The town also boasts a host of vibrant independent stores, coffee shops and a high number of public houses per head of population - there are around 30. Oswestry is also home to one of the most spectacular and best preserved Iron Age hill forts in Britain - Old Oswestry.