Tories demand probe into Reeves rent licence breach

THE Tories have criticised Rachel Reeves’s “hypocrisy” while demanding a full investigation into her rental housing saga.

- By Steph Spyro Deputy Political Editor

Sir Keir Starmer has told the Chancellor she faces no further action over her “inadvertent” failure to get a rental licence for her South London family home.

Ms Reeves previously admitted breaching local council housing rules by failing to secure a “selective” licence for the property when it was rented out after her move into No 11 Downing Street.

She initially said that she was unaware of the requirement, yet emails between her husband and the letting agency showed he had been informed about the need for a licence.

But estate agents Harvey & Wheeler took the blame for the “oversight” in not applying for a licence on her behalf, despite having agreed to do so. Conservative Party chairman Kevin Hollinrake told Sky News yesterday that he is not satisfied with the resolution of the scandal.