{"id":146863,"date":"2024-09-03T01:13:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T18:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/starmer-criticises-labour-mp-over-tenants-complaints-of-mould-and-ants\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T15:28:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T08:28:44","slug":"starmer-criticises-labour-mp-over-tenants-complaints-of-mould-and-ants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/starmer-criticises-labour-mp-over-tenants-complaints-of-mould-and-ants\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer criticises Labour MP over tenants\u2019 complaints of mould and ants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nPM says \u2018it\u2019s unacceptable\u2019 when asked about Jas Athwal allegations but adds MP is \u2018taking action to put it right\u2019Keir Starmer has criticised a Labour MP who has been accused of renting out flats with black mould and ant infestations, calling the conditions \u201cunacceptable\u201d.The prime minister addressed the accusations against Jas Athwal, the MP for Ilford South, on Monday after a report by the BBC quoted several of his tenants complaining about the conditions in the properties they rented from him. One said there were ants \u201ceverywhere\u201d, adding: \u201cThey are on my kid\u2019s body and on their clothes.\u201d Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/article\/2024\/sep\/02\/keir-starmer-criticises-labour-mp-jas-asthwal-tenants-complaints-mould-ants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starmer criticises Labour MP over tenants\u2019 complaints of mould and ants<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; PM says \u2018it\u2019s unacceptable\u2019 when asked about Jas Athwal allegations but adds MP is \u2018taking&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-CcL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":146871,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/labour-mp-accused-of-renting-out-ant-infested-flats-with-black-mould\/","url_meta":{"origin":146863,"position":0},"title":"Labour MP accused of renting out ant-infested flats with black mould","date":"August 31, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Jas Athwal, the Ilford South MP, \u2018shocked\u2019 by allegations and \u2018profoundly sorry\u2019 for condition of his propertiesA newly elected Labour MP has been accused of renting out flats with black mould and ant infestations.Jas Athwal, the MP for Ilford South, owns 15 rental flats, according to a report by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":140313,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/confiscate-properties-from-rogue-landlords-says-senior-labour-mp\/","url_meta":{"origin":146863,"position":1},"title":"Confiscate properties from rogue landlords, says senior Labour MP","date":"November 15, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Clive Betts says seizure threat would create \u2018significant deterrent\u2019 among those who treat fines as business cost\u2022 \u2018I was afraid of him\u2019: renting from one of London\u2019s landlordsRental homes should be confiscated from private landlords who repeatedly break the rules and exploit tenants, the head of the Commons housing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":169872,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/is-this-labour-party-for-rich-investors-or-hard-working-leaseholders-we-must-make-that-clear-today-angela-rayner\/","url_meta":{"origin":146863,"position":2},"title":"Is this Labour party for rich investors or hard-working leaseholders?  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