The Independent

 A Labour MP is renting out flats in London scourged by black mould and ant infestations, his tenants have said.Jas Athwal, the newly-elected MP for Ilford South, is parliament’s biggest landlord, co-owning a total of 18 rental properties, 15 of which are residential.Redbridge Council, which Mr Athwal led until becoming an MP in July, has now been urged to investigate his properties after journalists and a City Hall member visited and spoke to tenants about the conditions there.Describing himself as a “renters’ champion”, Mr Athwall told The Independent in a statement that he was “shocked at the reported condition...

Labour MP renting flats with black mould and ant infestations, tenants say

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Shopping centre could be demolished for 762 homes

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'Ants are everywhere': Labour MP's tenants reveal condition of flats

A Labour MP rents out flats with black mould and ant infestations, the BBC has discovered. Jas Athwal, the newly-elected MP for Ilford South, owns 15...

'Ants are everywhere': Labour MP's tenants reveal condition of flats

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