tenancy

“My policy will ensure that a tenant has the ability to maintain tenancy, keep paying rent, and stay in their apartments.”

The motion approved by the City Council asks for new rules that would let tenants keep paying rent and maintain their tenancy while remodels take place.

Living on a state pension and disability benefits, and faced with rising London rents, she found herself unable to find another private tenancy.

When asked if she could move in with her daughter and grandson, she said it was not an option as it would break her daughter's tenancy agreement at her council home and lead to them all being evicted.

"We don't have a farm base at all. We don't even have a farm business tenancy anywhere," she said.