US EditionEstate agents say sorry to Rachel Reeves for rental licence 'oversight'
- On Thursday evening the agency apologised after Harvey Wheeler failed to apply for a selective rental licence for Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, calling the omission an oversight.
- The resignation of the former property manager on the Friday before the tenancy began left the licence application unsubmitted, and Harvey Wheeler said it usually leaves applications to owners despite offering help.
- The correspondence included cost details, with Harvey Wheeler stating on July 26 that the �900 licence would be paid in two parts, with �260 after processing, and agreed to apply after tenant move-in.
- No10 said `the Prime Minister retains confidence in his Chancellor` and guaranteed `Ms Reeves will deliver the Budget on November 26`.
- The published correspondence has prompted renewed scrutiny as emails from Nicholas Joicey were passed to the Prime Minister and his ethics adviser while media outlets provide rolling updates.
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A License to Lead: Rachel Reeves' Integrity Under Scrutiny British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves released additional details on Thursday to clarify that she was not at fault for failing to secure a rental licence for her residence. The disclosure aims to quell a potential political crisis for the government.On Wednesday, Reeves issued a late-night apology for what she termed an 'inadvertent mistake.' She released emails exchanged between her hu…
Rachel Reeves gets apology as letting agent admits it didn't apply for rental licence for chancellor
The letting agency Rachel Reeves used to rent out her home confirmed it would apply for a licence for Rachel Reeves - and then failed to do so, and has subsequently apologised.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has received an apology from the estate agent which lets out her former home in South London. It was revealed Wednesday night that the property was being let without a council licence. This afternoon the agency admitted they had offered to do the paperwork on her behalf but did not do so. The prime minister had already exonerated Rachel Reeves of breaking the Ministerial Code after she told him she didn’t even know she n…
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