"The Labour donor Lord Alli evicted a family of five from one of his rental properties before increasing the rent by nearly 1,000 a month. The family, who have school-age children, had lived in the five-bedroom north London townhouse for four years, paying 4,800 a month. Days after they were handed a section 21 no fault eviction notice in June, the property was re-listed for 6,000 a month, amounting to a 25% increase."
"It is understood that the existing tenants offered to pay this increase in full, but this offer was refused. The home was then re-let to new tenants for 5,700 per month, a 19% increase. The government is planning to abolish no-fault evictions under the renters' rights bill and, in many situations, ban landlords from relisting their properties at higher rents for at least six months after evicting a tenant."
"Waheed Alli, who is worth an estimated 200m, has donated over 500,000 to Labour since 2020 and is one of the party's largest donors. He spent weeks in the spotlight last year due to the tens of thousands of pounds' worth of gifts he gave to Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner, including spectacles and clothes donations to Starmer's wife, Victoria. Starmer has also made temporary use of a 18m penthouse that belonged to Alli."
A landlord evicted a family of five from a five-bedroom north London townhouse after four years of tenancy and subsequently increased the asking rent substantially. The family had been paying £4,800 per month; the property was re-listed at £6,000, a 25% rise, and later re-let at £5,700, a 19% increase. The tenants reportedly offered to pay the higher rent and requested extra time to avoid school disruption, but the offer was refused. The landlord is a major Labour donor who has given significant sums and gifts. The government plans to ban many no-fault evictions and curb post-eviction rent hikes.
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