The Assembly have voted to support Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson’s motion to have the Mayor respond to the ‘Renters manifesto’, calling for reforms in private rental market.
The London Assembly today voted to support Green Assembly Member Darren Johnson’s motion to do more for London’s renters.
The vote means that the Assembly will now officially call for the Mayor to respond to the ‘Renters manifesto’, a new report by Generation Rent that calls for reform of the private rental market. The Assembly also urged the Mayor to consider piloting some of the report recommendations in his Housing Zones.
The Assembly also welcomed the ‘Renters manifesto’ report published by Generation Rent, which would bring considerable improvements to the lives of one in four households living in London’s private rented sector.
Darren Johnson AM, who proposed the motion said:
“The Mayor has to start listening to millions of private tenants who want longer, more secure tenancy agreements with rent controls and an end to rip-off letting agent fees. He should put Londoner’s interests first, instead of doing deals for rich investors and property developers.”