The number of MPs earning income by renting out
properties increased by nearly a third during the last parliament, an analysis
of data by the Guardian has found. David Cameron, George Osborne and housing
minister Brandon Lewis are among 153 members who declared an income from
property in 2015 – an increase of 36 since 2010. The figures show that nearly
one in four MPs earn income as a landlord or landlady from at least one
property. A majority of those are Tories, including nine Conservative ministers
who attend cabinet, the figures show. The data has been seized upon by housing
campaigners who claim it shows that Britain’s political class has a vested
interest in maintaining the status quo instead of strengthening the rights of
tenants. Read more on the Guardian website.
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