By Harry Cole Deputy Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday
Published: 22:04 GMT, 16 February 2019 | Updated: 00:00 GMT, 17 February 2019
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Sebastian Corbyn (pictured above) is profiting from a former social housing flat that he purchased in 2016
Jeremy Corbyn’s son and adviser is profiting from a former social housing flat he rents out for £150 a night on Airbnb, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Sebastian Corbyn, who works for Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, bought the two-bedroom apartment in East London in 2016 for just £162,500 – significantly below the market rate of other properties in the luxury development. Other two bedroom flats in the same building have been sold for £650,000.
Tories blasted him as a hypocrite given Labour’s stance against housing associations selling off their stock and demanding a tough clampdown on Airbnb.
Despite that position, Mr Corbyn has rented the flat out on at least 47 separate occasions. Some of his tenants have stayed for weeks on end, and Mr Corbyn personally meets new arrivals, sources have told this newspaper.
His mother Claudia Bracchitta, Jeremy Corbyn’s second wife, also helps him maintain the flat.
Sebastian Corbyn boasts his property is a ‘beautiful, newly renovated contemporary flat, perfectly located in the heart of trendy East London... a stone’s throw from all the bars, restaurants and street markets Shoreditch has to offer’.
The stylish property in Shoreditch, London, is listed on AirBNB
Renters can enjoy
