The changes, which include a presumption against eviction, are 'reflective of the needs of tenants'.
The Metropolitan Police has updated its training and guidance on housing evictions for frontline officers.
He added: "These new, robust guidelines will ensure that London renters not only have a much clearer sense of their rights, but that frontline police officers are far better equipped to respond to incidences of tenants being harassed, threatened or illegally forced out of their homes by their landlords."
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