Reform UK council chair resigns after ‘illegally renting out unsafe properties’

2026-01-29 - 22:11

Edward Harris, chair of Warwickshire county council, owned homes with ‘multiple serious safety failures’ A Reform UK council chair has resigned after it was found he was illegally running two unsafe rental properties, according to a neighbouring local authority. Edward Harris, the chair of Warwickshire county council, owned two unlicensed houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in Staffordshire that had “multiple serious safety failures”, according to Labour-led Tamworth borough council. Continue reading...