If approved, the scheme in Newham could be up and running before next year's Olympic Games start in July. It would apply to one in three of all the borough's households, protecting an estimated 35,000 private tenancies.
The move comes shortly after the borough announced the creation of a task force to combat 'super sheds'. These are illegal ramshackle buildings built at the bottom of gardens which often house tenants living in appalling squalor. The council plans to use infra-red cameras and aerial photography to find the shanty-style homes - and ensure the landlords are brought to book.
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