{"id":143887,"date":"2024-04-27T17:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sadiq-khan-leaseholders-in-england-should-have-the-right-to-withhold-service-charges\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T17:22:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T10:22:01","slug":"sadiq-khan-leaseholders-in-england-should-have-the-right-to-withhold-service-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sadiq-khan-leaseholders-in-england-should-have-the-right-to-withhold-service-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadiq Khan: leaseholders in England should have the right to withhold service charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nLondon mayor says residents need a law protecting them from unfair and unexplained increases in levies by landlordsLeaseholders hit with large and unjust service charges should have the right to refuse to pay up, Sadiq Khan has said, amid concerns that the government has backed away from its promises to boost the rights of tenants.There are 1.4m leasehold properties in London, a quarter of all such properties in the country. The London mayor said that many of the residents affected were suffering from a \u201cshameful abuse of power\u201d by their landlords. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2024\/apr\/27\/sadiq-khan-leaseholders-in-england-should-have-the-right-to-withhold-service-charges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sadiq Khan: leaseholders in England should have the right to withhold service charges<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; London mayor says residents need a law protecting them from unfair and unexplained increases in&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-BqL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":109163,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mayor-sadiq-khan-calls-for-new-powers-to-impose-rent-controls-in-london\/","url_meta":{"origin":143887,"position":0},"title":"Mayor Sadiq Khan calls for new powers to impose rent controls in London","date":"July 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The mayoral office says renting a one bedroom flat in London is now as expensive as a three bedroom house in other parts of England.\r \r Source : cnbc.com\r Read more...Mayor Sadiq Khan calls for new powers to impose rent controls in London","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":102152,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mayor-sadiq-khan-to-look-at-imposing-rent-controls-in-london\/","url_meta":{"origin":143887,"position":1},"title":"Mayor Sadiq Khan to look at imposing rent controls in London","date":"December 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Exclusive: Arguments in favour of capping rent inflation \u2018overwhelming\u2019, Khan tells MPThe mayor of London has hinted that he is considering introducing rent controls across the capital in a radical overhaul of private rental laws.Sadiq Khan told an MP that London needed to adopt a \u201cstrategic approach to rent\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":21442,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mayor-of-london-sadiq-khan-rejects-labours-anti-business-stance-to-build-bridges-with-the-city\/","url_meta":{"origin":143887,"position":2},"title":"Mayor of London Sadiq Khan rejects Labour&#039;s &#039;anti-business&#039; stance to build bridges with the City","date":"July 31, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Mayor of London Sadiq Khan rejects Labour's 'anti-business' stance to build bridges with the City","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":14386,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sadiq-khan-condemns-foreign-investors-use-of-london-homes-as-gold-bricks\/","url_meta":{"origin":143887,"position":3},"title":"Sadiq Khan condemns foreign investors&#039; use of London homes as &#039;gold bricks&#039;","date":"May 25, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Mayor condemns capital\u2019s housing policy for being \u2018obsessed by numbers rather than building the right sorts of homes\u2019The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has attacked foreign investors for using homes in the capital as \u201cgold bricks for investment\u201d following a Guardian investigation that revealed the UK\u2019s tallest residential skyscraper\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":73327,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-wants-to-build-650000-new-homes-by-2029-to-solve-citys-chronic-housing-shortage\/","url_meta":{"origin":143887,"position":4},"title":"London mayor Sadiq Khan wants to build 650,000 new homes by 2029 to solve city\u2019s chronic housing shortage","date":"November 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r London\u2019s mayor said that he would tackle a chronic housing shortage by allowing denser construction and developing small sites like gardens and shops, in a move criticised by one opponent as a \u201cgarden grab\u201d. 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