A Mayor of London spokesperson says Mr Khan is “appalled” at reports and has written to Criterion Capital asking the company to “urgently explain their actions”as “it is unacceptable to force Londoners out of their homes for no good reason – it leaves residents in an awful position, scared about the future for themselves and their family”

Hamid Minas says they cover areas such as Bradford, Liverpool, Sunderland, Leicester, Cardiff and Coventry.