{"id":109230,"date":"2019-07-22T21:38:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T14:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/london-mayor-seeks-rent-control-powers-will-clamp-down-on-sky-high-leases\/"},"modified":"2019-07-22T22:07:10","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T15:07:10","slug":"london-mayor-seeks-rent-control-powers-will-clamp-down-on-sky-high-leases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/london-mayor-seeks-rent-control-powers-will-clamp-down-on-sky-high-leases\/","title":{"rendered":"London mayor seeks rent control powers, will clamp down on sky-high leases"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nRent controls could be coming to London if the city\u2019s mayor gets his way.Sadiq Khan wants to follow in the footsteps of Berlin and New York, in seeking to clamp down on inflation-busting rent increases, but lacks the power to impose the rules. Instead he is published a blueprint for how the government could hand down powers that would include giving renters open-ended tenancies and the ability to bring rents down.Cities around the world are grappling with an affordable housing crisis after a\u2026
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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