Not AGAIN! London Mayor makes rent controls key election pledge
Sadiq Khan has once again called on Ministers to give him rent controlling powers despite knowing neither a Tory nor Labour government is likely to ever do it.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan (main picture) has made rent controls in the Capital one of his main election pledges ahead of next month’s poll.
Khan has repeatedly pressed the Government to grant him the power to curb rocketing rents, but he has so far failed to make a breakthrough.
Now, with just weeks to go before he is up for re-election, the Labour Mayor is again pushing the Tory Government to give him the authority to limit rent rises.
I’ve been calling for the power to freeze rents in the capital for years, but the government has refused.”
“Renters are at the sharp end of the country’s housing crisis and need a Mayor who’s prepared to fight their corner,” he says.
“I’ve been calling for the power to freeze rents in the Capital for years, but the government has refused.”
Hit hard
There are 2.7 million renters in London, the Mayor said, and the housing crisis as well as cost of living pressures, were hitting them hard.
Tenants in the capital will face rent payments of up to £2,700 per month, he said previously.
He also campaigned on rent controls last time he was elected, in 2021, making it a referendum on the issue.
We would give local councils the power to tame the private rented sector.”
Only a few days ago, Green Party Co-Leader Carla Denyer said her party would give local councils the right to impose controls in areas where rents have risen the most.
“We would give local councils the power to tame the private rented sector,” she said.
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