Mayor of London demands new powers to control private rents

Central London councils and the Mayor are looking to quell the growth of Airbnb-style short-let properties in the capital, by imposing a new 'mandatory registration system for anyone wishing to rent out…

'The arguments for rent control are overwhelming,' declares Mayor Sadiq Khan, 'and Londoners overwhelmingly want it to happen'

The government has "succeeded in spades" in its mission to discourage buy-to-let investment in favour of owner occupancy, according to Black Brick