Boris Johnson 'living rent-free' in £20m home on one of UK's most exclusive streets
11.01.2023 - 03:59
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Boris Johnson is living rent-free in a £20m property on one of the UK's most expensive streets. The former Prime Minister's London home is owned by the wife of a fellow Tory whose family and businesses have donated almost £10m to the Conservative party.
According to the Mirror, the townhouse is located in the Knightsbridge area on a street that is regularly described as one of Britain's most expensive - and is just a stone's throw away from Harrods. A nearby property is available to rent for £30,000 a month - more than the annual starting wage of a NHS nurse.
However, Mr Johnson told House of Commons officials that he estimates his current residence to be worth £10,000 a month. He was invited to stay in the property by Lady Carole Bamford, the wife of JCB founder and billionaire Lord Bamford.
According to the Mirror, Mr Johnson could face a complaint to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over whether he has fully declared the true value of the gift. The Bamfords have also loaned the former Tory leader use of a cottage on their 1,500-acre Daylesford Estate in the Cotswolds, which he estimated to be worth £3,500 a month.
It is understood Mr Johnson took up the Bramford's invite, despite making £1m from just four speeches in six weeks since leaving Downing Street. According to his register of interests, Johnson partly or fully owns three properties in London, Oxfordshire and Somerset, which are rented out. However, one has been recently sold for £1.4m, earning him a profit of £200,000.
A spokesman for Mr Johnson said: “All of Boris Johnston’s interests including accommodation are properly registered and published in the Register of Members Interests.”
Sonia Purnell, author of Johnson biography Just Boris, said: “As