Under a new scheme by the council, from May 2026, most private landlords will need to apply for a licence for each property they let. The scheme aims to protect renters from rogue landlords and ...

Labour MPs have celebrated the end of the two-child benefit cap policy despite voting not to scrap it last year.

Introducing the motion, Cllr Sam Pallis (Cazenove ward) said rent controls were “common sense” and “would not lead to the skies collapsing”. The petition in full slammed the private rental sector for ...

Westminster City Council, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham Council say they are working ‘closely together’ after identifying the ‘cyber security incidents’ on ...

The Mayor of London has pledged to eliminate all deaths and serious casualties outright by 2041 as part of his Vision Zero Action Plan. He has also set an interim deadline of 2030 to reduce the figure ...

Sir Sadiq Khan was challenged to take action on marketing that encourages car use and other behaviour that contradicts his goal of making London a net zero city. But the mayor said any ban would need ...

Critics have branded the use of LFR, which maps a person’s unique facial features, and matches them against faces on watchlists, as an ‘erosion of civil liberties ...

The Mayor of London has welcomed new powers for an overnight visitor levy which could generate up to £240million a year for the capital. Sir Sadiq Khan has been consistently lobbying ministers to ...

The Mayor of London has promised to protect funding for Free School Meals (FSM) for primary school pupils as long as he remains in post. Sir Sadiq Khan, who launched the programme in September 2023, ...

Some 13 bus routes are expected to be impacted, including several that service Hackney and seven to Westfield Stratford shopping centre – meaning Londoners hoping to pick up Christmas presents or ...