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The major landowner at Euston in north London has slammed the new London mayor Sadiq Khan for suggesting HS2 could terminate at Old Oak Common rather than the central London station.

Sydney & London Properties, which owns a major slice of the real estate at Euston, has criticised Khan for in its view acting on 鈥渟hort term political considerations鈥�.

A spokesperson for Sydney & London Properties said: 鈥淚t is disappointing to read the Mayor鈥檚 comments, especially as prior to his election and since we have sought to meet him but have so far been unable to get a reply to any of the correspondence.

鈥淚t is disappointing that he would make comments based on short term political considerations when confronted with a long term regeneration project rather than on the benefits of the opportunity for London.

鈥淧oliticians look at a four year cycle, and the Mayor is already looking towards his 2020 re-election campaign.鈥�

In an interview on LBC radio Khan questioned whether Euston was the right choice for the terminus of HS2. Khan said: 鈥淚鈥檝e got concerns whether Euston is the right station for the London part of HS2鈥� so one of the things that I鈥檓 looking into is whether we should look at Old Oak Common as the station for HS2 to go to you鈥檇 have fast links to Heathrow, fast links to Crossrail and also far less disruption.鈥�

Khan 鈥� who promised to speak to HS2 chairman David Higgins about the matter 鈥� is set to appoint Andrew Adonis as his deputy mayor for transport. Adonis, chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission, championed high-speed rail when he was transport minister and now sits on the board of HS2. The final decision over the HS2 terminus will be made by the Department for Transport.

Sydney and London Properties added: 鈥淟ondon could miss out on a hugely exciting resi, commercial, leisure and transport development and be left with a railway and a station 鈥� what a missed opportunity!鈥�