The Latest Breaking News from Adam Hug

Warning unscrupulous landlords could use a loophole to avoid Airbnb-style short term lets crackdown

The Chancellor has announced tax perks for second home owners who rent out properties as holiday lets will be abolished

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2024

UK Orders Crack Down On 'Dirty Money' And 'Counterfeit Goods' Coming From London's American-Style Candy Shops

Police have seized more than 2,000 unlawful items from an American sweet shop in London, including fake designer products and vapes containing illegal amounts of nicotine.

International Business Times UK · Feb 3, 2024

‘It’s like a jungle’: London’s pedicab cyclists welcome licences but not price controls

Regulations for carriages, which have been accused of ripping off tourists, announced in king’s speech

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2023

Forty refugees in standoff with Home Office over cramped London hotel

Westminster Council leader Adam Hug has written to the Home Secretary demanding to know why the town hall was not informed the ‘vulnerable group’ had been moved to the borough

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2023

Flt Sgt Peter Brown: Hundreds of mourners gather for funeral of hero WW2 pilot

Cousin of Peter Brown says his legacy will live on ‘in minds and hearts’ forever

Evening Standard · May 25, 2023

Mourners gather for funeral of black RAF pilot who flew in Second World War

The funeral of Flight Sergeant Peter Brown is being held at St Clement Danes Church.

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Cutting inflation a vital task – and Britain still has some way to go

It is heavily caveated and higher than expectations in the City, but at last there is some relief for households: inflation has fallen. April’s CPI headline rate of 8.7 per cent represents the first sub-10 per cent figure for eight months, sparking hopes that the worst of the cost-of-living crisis…

Evening Standard · May 24, 2023

Candy shop landlords ‘shamed’ after council letter calling for action

Council leader calls on Oxford Street property owners to ’rid the area of rip-off retailers once and for all’ in letter seen by the Standard

Evening Standard · May 24, 2023

Sadiq Khan: Boroughs need power to charge limitless council tax on empty homes

‘Long-term vacant’ homes across London are thought to be worth some £20 billion in total

Evening Standard · May 23, 2023

Funeral of one of RAF’s last black WW2 veterans moved to historic church

The service for Flight Sergeant Peter Brown will now take place at St Clement Danes, the RAF Central Church, in Westminster so more people can attend.

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023