London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed credit for many of the measures contained in the government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper – and made it clear he wants the new Prime Minister to give him more power.
Speaking in a debate about the White Paper at the London Assembly, Khan suggests the government has copied his ideas for the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers, reform to possession grounds, open-ended tenancies, a landlord register and a property portal aimed at the rental sector.
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