London mayor wants ‘tougher penalties’ for rogue landlords

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on the government to do more to protect tenants from unscrupulous landlords while announcing new measures for housing enforcement officers across the capital.

Khan has called on ministers to double the compensation landlords must pay tenants for inadequate or dangerous housing and repeated his call for rent controls to combat spiralling housing costs.

Khan wants the amount that tenants can claim back if their home is not up to scratch doubled, to two years’ worth of rent, for the worst properties which pose a risk of death or serious injury.

Read the full article on Property Industry Eye | FEBRUARY 17, 2022 | MARC DA SILVA