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Rachel Reeves’ tenants could be in line for tens of thousands of pounds rent refund after the chancellor failed to secure the correct licence to rent out her family home.

Ms Reeves apologised and applied for the correct paperwork after it emerged on Wednesday that she had broken local council housing rules when she rented out the property in Dulwich, south London, after moving into 11 Downing Street.

Under Southwark Council rules, the chancellor should have applied for a “selective” licence when she put her house

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