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Labour says there’s a link between Section 21 powers granted to landlords and what it claims is a total of 4,400...
02 February 2024
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A Labour politician has returned to the subject of rent controls - even though the party has officially abandoned this as...
27 December 2023
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The London Mayor has been told to act urgently against the landlords of so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ in London. This is the largely-unregulated...
21 March 2023
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Two councillors have successfully used the London Assembly to push London Mayor Sadiq Khan and the government to do more to...
05 December 2022
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London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed credit for many of the measures contained in the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector...
05 August 2022
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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants rogue landlords to pay bigger fines and more compensation to tenants. He is also introducing...
17 February 2022
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Labour has echoed campaign groups Generation Rent and Shelter in calling for the speediest possible ending of Section 21 eviction powers,...
05 November 2021
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The government has been told to raise the landlord cost cap to £10,000 to increase the number of private rental sector...
08 October 2021
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A Labour housing politician is accusing the government of using Coronavirus as an excuse for dragging its feet over scrapping Section...
23 December 2020
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The government’s decision not to remove the cap on Universal Credit for all claimants and increase housing benefit to cover local...
17 July 2020
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The government is being urged to increase housing benefits and remove the benefit cap to help support more tenants, especially in...
03 June 2020
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Ahead of next month’s general election, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is warning that any potential proposal to introduce rent controls...
30 October 2019
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The government’s plans to scrap Section 21 notices to evict tenants could potentially pave the way for the introduction of open-ended...
14 October 2019
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Transport for London (TfL) has finally bowed to pressure from campaigners and announced a ban on adverts that promote short-term letting...
19 September 2019
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Hostmaker, which specialises in managing London properties put on to Airbnb and other short-let platforms, has apologised for causing controversy over...
04 June 2019
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More than 8,300 Londoners have called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to ban adverts ‘encouraging’ landlords to abandon long-term tenants for...
03 June 2019
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Controversial short-lets managing agents Hostmaker has defended its latest advertising campaign after once again sparking outrage among some industry professionals for...
28 May 2019
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The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is developing rent control proposals as part of his 2020 re-election bid in the hope...
24 January 2019
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Ever since Margaret Thatcher declared her belief in a ‘property-owning democracy’ and introduced Right to Buy in 1980, the UK was...
23 January 2019
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The London Assembly Members yesterday agreed a unanimous motion calling on the Mayor of London to back a campaign to abolish...
06 July 2018
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The short-term letting industry, which includes the likes of Airbnb, joined local authorities and community groups at City Hall yesterday to...
22 February 2017
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Harrow Council will take fresh measures to tackle rogue landlords by introducing new licensing schemes next week in Wealdstone and Edgware,...
27 October 2016
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Some 60% of London landlords would reduce the size of their property portfolios in the event of a rent freeze. This is...