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| About the London Tenants Federation . High land and property values in London affect both the availability and affordability of housing in the capital. It impacts on debate amongst LTF members and its policies - relating to rent levels, the selling off of publicly owned land and property, overcrowding, housing density, availability of communal, green and play spaces. LTF policies are formulated through debate held at its own meetings and conferences and those of its member borough wide council tenants federations and organisations. Representatives of LTF member federations and organisations are elected by and are accountable to tenants in their boroughs. LTF holds regular member meetings, open meetings and conferences. It produces briefings on housing issues and bi-annual newsletters. (For links to LTF newsletters, please click on 'publications'). It responds collectively to national and regional government consultations (see 'consultation responses') and encourages its members to also make individual borough responses. LTF has made strong links with other organisations with an interest in housing issues, particularly those based in London. It has established links with tenants from other European countries and further afield. It is a member of Habitat International Coalition http://www.hic-net.org/about.asp LTF believes tenants should be involved at all levels of decision making relating to our homes and communities, through democratic and accountable tenant structures. It argues strongly for more low cost publicly owned rented housing. LTF has argued at the Mayors Housing Forum for the engagement of tenants of other tenures in regional decision-making about housing and planning. Although LTF is not funded to represent tenants of other tenures, it is keen to make strong and positive links with them and their representatives are welcome to attend our open meetings and conferences. Some of the LTF member organisations involved tenants of other tenures.
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