Overview
- New reporting says Knight Frank told Rachel Reeves and her husband a licence was required before they later used Harvey & Wheeler to let the Dulwich home.
- Emails previously disclosed indicate Nicholas Joicey was informed about the licensing requirement during exchanges with the lettings firm.
- Reeves has accepted responsibility for the oversight and submitted a selective licence application on Friday.
- Sir Laurie Magnus, the Prime Minister’s ethics adviser, concluded the breach was an unfortunate but inadvertent error with no evidence of bad faith.
- Conservative figures are pressing for a fuller investigation, noting potential penalties that can include a civil fine up to £30,000 or repayment of up to a year’s rent, with no sanction reported to date.