What has Rachel Reeves done wrong – and how serious are things for her?

<p>A few weeks before she delivers budget, timing of revelation chancellor failed to buy rental licence could not be worse</p><p>Less than a month before she is due to deliver the budget, Rachel Reeves has <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/29/rachel-reeves-admits-breaking-rules-by-renting-out-her-house-without-a-licence">admitted breaking rules</a> by failing to apply for a licence from her local council before letting out her south London home.</p><p>Keir Starmer accepted an apology from Reeves, who said she had not known a licence was required, and declared the matter closed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/30/what-has-rachel-reeves-done-wrong-break-rules-licence-house">Continue reading...</a>