Jas Athwal must be investigated

David Lammy went fishing without a licence recently, but confessed afterwards and reported himself to the Environment Agency. This led to an Agency investigation and a warning for Mr Lammy. Contrast this with the conduct of Jas Athwal who forgot to pay for his landlord licences and let his flats turn into slums. Mr Athwal did not report himself to Redbridge Landlord licensing and the Council refuse to say whether any investigation took place. Not only that, later on this year, Redbridge Labour will be spending tax payers money at the Information Commissioner's Office saying they can keep it secret whether an investigation has taken place and whether they knew who Mr Athwal's agent was when the slum flats story broke last year. It is a nonsense that we cannot be told who Mr Athwal's agent was because Landlord's agents go on the public register. If it comes out that Jas Athwal did not have an agent, it will mean he will have misled the public and the Labour part...

It’s now been almost a year since Jas Athwal MP was accused of being a rogue landlord following a BBC investigation in August 2024. The investigation revealed serious issues in several properties linked to Athwal, including unlicensed rentals, ant infestations, and dangerous black mold. Since the report, Athwal has publicly shifted blame onto his property agent—an individual he still refuses to name. As concerned residents and members of the public, we have every right to ask: Has Jas Athwal been fined? Was he investigated at all? Why the continued silence? A Trail of Freedom of Information Requests Since the initial report, several Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have been submitted to Redbridge Council in an effort to determine whether Athwal has been held accountable. Unfortunately, these requests have revealed more about the opacity of the system than about the case itself. The first FOI response claimed that the council held no paper or electronic records indicating whether ...