London Mayor & Westminster Council call for greater powers to tackle the capital’s empty homes ‘scandal’

City Hall has published a report making the case for rent controls, amongst other 'fundamental' PRS reforms

'Short-term lets have been widely abused - when you have one residential block renting out more rooms than the Ritz every night, you know the system needs reform,' says the leader of Westminster City Council

Council fends off new questions over conflicts of interest after staff receive 240 individual gifts in a two-year period