New holiday lets rules may 'worsen housing crisis', says London Councils

New controls on short-term and holiday housing lets introduced this summer could worsen the capital’s housing crisis, London Councils has said.

The changes mean people may need to seek permission from the council to turn their home into a short-term let, of which there are at least 43,000 in the capital - equivalent to one in 85 London homes - according to London Councils’ estimates.