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From May laws the new Renters’ Rights Act will come into force, ending Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions and fixed-term contracts, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

London’s 2.7million private renters will only benefit from new legislation boosting their rights if councils properly enforce the law, the London Assembly has been told.<...


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The extra money will be used to help the Met Police tackle phone theft and cover a deficit at Transport for London, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

City Hall

Londoners face paying an extra £20 a year in council tax to the Greater London Authority (GLA) to fund an increased police crackdown on phone theft and more resources for the...


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Residents living in council-owned homes will pay 4.8% more rent from 8th April, reports Sebastian Mann, Local Democracy Reporter

Waltham Forest Council will hike rent for its tenants by almost 5%, raising its annual income by £3million.

Residents living in council-owned homes will pay 4.8% more from 8th April, according to a report pub...


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Unite union members at the Lea Interchange Bus Garage in Leyton are set to strike on 6th, 7th, 20th and 21st February over alleged ‘bullying’ and ‘union busting’ by Stagecoach, reports Marco Marcelline

Leytonstone bus station

Bus drivers at a Leyton depot are set to strike again over four days in February, amid an unresolved dispute with their ma...


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Having agreed to extend their leases from between three and five years to ten years and one day, Waltham Forest says it will now be eligible for a 100% subsidy on costs, reports Sebastian Mann, Local Democracy Reporter

Waltham Forest Council has extended its leases on temporary accommodation after the number of families living there almost doubl...


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