Westminster City Council has welcomed a joint Government crackdown on illegal activity in central London souvenir shops, following raids by HMRC, the Home Office, and Trading Standards.
Westminster City Council's new Conservative administration is delivering on its commitment to safe streets, with a series of enforcement actions taken since winning power on 7 May.
Westminster City Council has criticised Transport for London over changes linked to the Oxford Street pedestrianisation scheme, accusing City Hall of pushing ahead without proper consultation.
The Latest Sadiq Khan Sham on Oxford StreetSadiq Khan is attempting to permanently change Oxford Street and more than twenty streets around it with Traffic Management Orders.These permanent legal orders were quietly published the day after local elections without properly informing local people
Westminster City Council Leader Paul Swaddle has written urgently to Airbnb and Booking.com demanding a meeting after council data identified 2,700 properties suspected of operating unlawfully, out of an estimated 13,000 short-term rental listings across the borough
Westminster Council's trading standards officers have seized more than £337,000 worth of illegal and counterfeit goods from tourist shops across the West End over the past year, targeting 29 premises in central London.
Westminster Conservatives are taking action to protect residents from the impact of unregulated short-term lets across the city. Council leader Paul Swaddle has called on Airbnb and similar platforms to help stop unlawful renting, including the use of council-owned homes, which is driving nuisance, squeezing housing supply and pushing up costs.
Westminster's new Conservative council leader Paul Swaddle has written to Airbnb and Booking.com demanding immediate action on the "out of control" short-term rental market in the West End.
Conservative Leader Cllr Paul Swaddle responds to formal legal advice on the Mayor's pedestrianisation plansWestminster's new Conservative administration has today set out its position on Sadiq Khan's plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street, following formal legal advice taken in the first weeks of tak
