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Annual Report: Making The Private Rented Sector A Decent Place To Live
Annual Report: Making The Private Rented Sector A Decent Place To Live
Annual Report: Making The Private Rented Sector A Decent Place To Live
Challenging the Mayor to support greater regulation of private landlords at Mayors Question Time
Ive repeatedly challenged the mayor to lobby the government for the powers to introduce rent regulation to slow down soaring rents. He has refused throwing tenants to the mercy of a flawed market. I have also called for the introduction of longer tenancies to give more stability to both tenants and landlords, and an end to a landlords right to evict tenants for no reason. Twenty per cent of the growth in Londons private rented sector has been families with children. It is appalling that they can be evicted at two months notice for no reason, causing huge disruption for them and their children. The first report of the Assemblys Housing Committee published since the election called for all these measures to be introduced. The Assemblys Tory Group, however, rejected all of these reasonable proposals out of hand and produced their own minority report. facebook.com/copleyt @tomcopley gplus.to/tomcopley youtube.com/copleyt
About me
I was elected to the London Assembly as a city-wide list member in May 2012. Prior to my election I worked for the Searchlight Educational Trust - an anti-fascist, anti-racist charity which works with communities to fight racism and hatred. I am a patron of LGBT Labour and an elected trustee of the British Humanist Association. I live in Kentish Town and am an active member of Holborn & St Pancras CLP. Keep up with my work at City Hall on my website at
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Launching the Centre Stage report on stage at the Finborough Theatre in Earls Court with John Plews, Chair of the Society of Independent Theatre, and Finborough Director Neil McPherson
should be used to advertise local small theatres The Mayor should offer rehearsal space at City Hall to groups looking for space to rehearse Small theatres should register as Assets of Community Value to gain extra protection against redevelopment You can find out more about the Centre Stage report at london.gov.uk/theatreplan
Meeting local business people in North Finchley as part of the Economy Committees investigation into high streets
In other news...
Heres a quick look at some of the other things Ive been working on this past year: Hosting a reception at City Hall in July with the Mayor of Camden, Cllr Jonathan Simpson, to raise awareness of the Amy Winehouse Foundations Resilience Programme for schools. The Resilience Programme has been set up to educate young people about the dangers of drug and alcohol misuse. Backing the bid for London to host the 2018 Gay Games. Campaigning for Labour across London and speaking at dozens of CLP and branch meetings. Challenging the Mayor over City Hall plummeting to 278th place in the Stonewall Equality Index. Under Ken Livingstones mayoralty City Hall was ranked in second place. Exposing the failure of the Mayors programme to bring empty homes back into use.
Being interviewed about the Mayors empty homes programme on BBC London News
I will continue to push for a full investigation to ensure that no contractor on Crossrail or any other project is using illegal blacklists.
Enjoying some London-brewed ale at City Hall with CAMRA Chief Executive Mike Benner
London is also home to a growing number of small, independent breweries producing fantastic beers as well as boosting our citys economy.
Contact me
Write to me: Email: Telephone: Website: Social media: facebook.com/copleyt @tomcopley flickr.com/tomcopley gplus.to/tomcopley youtube.com/copleyt Tom Copley AM City Hall The Queens Walk London SE1 2AA tom.copley@london.gov.uk 020 7983 5545 tomcopley.com