{"id":103354,"date":"2019-01-26T00:11:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T17:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/londons-exploited-tenants-deserve-proper-rights-not-just-rent-controls-amina-gichinga\/"},"modified":"2019-01-26T01:04:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T18:04:40","slug":"londons-exploited-tenants-deserve-proper-rights-not-just-rent-controls-amina-gichinga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/londons-exploited-tenants-deserve-proper-rights-not-just-rent-controls-amina-gichinga\/","title":{"rendered":"London\u2019s exploited tenants deserve proper rights \u2013 not just rent controls | Amina Gichinga"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSadiq Khan is right to talk about restricting extortionate rents \u2013 but safety, security and quality of life must also be addressed \u2022 Amina Gichinga is an organiser for London Renters UnionWhen Anabel and her flatmates were told the rent in their Kentish Town houseshare was due to increase by \u00a3400 a month, all of them had to find a new place to live. In the space of just a few years, increases by Ghazal\u2019s landlord left her paying 80% of her wages on her Forest Gate accommodation, on a monthly rent bill that jumped from \u00a3700 to \u00a31,300. Kenny\u2019s Clapton landlord is currently trying to up the rent from \u00a32,000 to \u00a32,400 on the three bedroom ex-council flat he shares with three others, just two years after a previous 20% hike. Related: Sadiq Khan makes rent control key plank of mayor re-election bid Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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