The family-of-five were told they would have to leave their home of four years when their tenancy expired after being handed a section 21 “no fault” eviction notice in June.
Lord Alli, who has donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to Labour, had a security pass to Downing Street last year despite not having an official government role. Number 10 said at the time that the pass had only been given “temporarily”.
Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill, which will become law next year, will outlaw “no fault” evictions and, in many cases, ban landlords from relisting a property at a higher price for at least six months after evicted tenants have moved out.
It comes as the Government – which has vowed to champion renters’ rights and create a fairer housing market – has suffered a series of damaging revelations over its MPs’ property affairs, including the resignation of Angela Rayner as deputy PM for underpaying stamp duty by £40,000 on a flat in Hove.
Lord Alli’s former tenants – a family with young children – told The i Paper that when they saw the property had been relisted, they pleaded with the property’s managing agent to negotiate their rent and offered to meet the increased asking price, but were told no.
Lord Alli’s Islington townhouse was relisted for £1,050 a month more after the young family were evicted (Photo: Tom Pilston)
“We have children who were settled in local schools in Islington and coming up for their 11+ exams this autumn, so we wanted to avoid the disruption if we could.
Speaking on Lord Alli’s position as a Labour peer and major donor, the father added: “The hypocrisy just feels like too much, and we felt we had to speak out. It’s such poor behaviour. I voted Labour and I’m just incredibly disappointed.”
Land Registry records show that Lord Alli has owned the Islington townhouse since the 1990s and does not have a mortgage on the property, which is believed to be worth around £3 million.
Lord Alli has owned the north London property since the 1990s (Photo: Getty Images/Tom Pilston)The Renters’ Rights Bill will ban section 21 “no fault” evictions completely and only allow landlords to relist their properties for a higher price within six months after an eviction if tenants were told to leave due to rent arrears or anti-social behaviour.
The family moved out of their home on 27 August. The i Paper visited the property and confirmed new tenants had moved in last week.
Last year, he found himself at the centre of Labour’s freebies row after it was revealed he had donated thousands of pounds’ worth of luxury clothes to senior politicians, including Sir Keir Starmer and his wife.
Lord Alli, pictured with Cherie Blair (left) and Bob Geldof (right) was first appointed to the Lords by Tony Blair in 1998 (Photos: Getty Images)James Cleverly, the Tories’ shadow housing secretary, said: “This is another example of Labour saying one thing and doing another.”
He claimed Labour plans to “kill the private rental market, hike up property taxes, and they’re looking at ramping up inheritance tax on family homes,” he added.
Ben Twomey, Chief Executive of Generation Rent, a lobby group that campaigns on behalf of private renters, described Alli’s actions as “indefensible” and “outrageous” given his proximity to the Government.
Lord Alli pictured with former TV presenter June Sarpong at an event celebrating her MBE in the House of Lords in 2007 (Photo: Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)
Last year, Starmer defended borrowing an £18m penthouse flat owned by Lord Alli during the 2024 general election campaign.
No rules were broken, and Lord Alli has always maintained that he expects nothing in return for his donations.
Representatives of Lord Alli declined to comment.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), declined to comment on Lord Alli’s case, but said the Renters’ Rights Bill “will level the playing field between landlords and tenants”.
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