London’s exploited tenants deserve proper rights – not just rent controls | Amina Gichinga

Sadiq Khan is right to talk about restricting extortionate rents – but safety, security and quality of life must also be addressed

• Amina Gichinga is an organiser for London Renters Union

When Anabel and her flatmates were told the rent in their Kentish Town houseshare was due to increase by £400 a month, all of them had to find a new place to live. In the space of just a few years, increases by Ghazal’s landlord left her paying 80% of her wages on her Forest Gate accommodation, on a monthly rent bill that jumped from £700 to £1,300. Kenny’s Clapton landlord is currently trying to up the rent from £2,000 to £2,400 on the three bedroom ex-council flat he shares with three others, just two years after a previous 20% hike.

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