Mothin Ali, co-deputy leader of the Green Party in England and Wales and a Leeds city councillor, has reportedly been letting out two rental properties despite his party adopting a policy to "abolish landlords". The revelation, first reported by The Sunday Times, is awkward for the Greens given the policy's stated aim of ending "the landlord class" through regulation and taxation, and comes shortly after a similar disclosure involving Green MP Adrian Ramsay, who was also found to own a rental property in Norfolk.

Ali bought a three-bed former council house in Gipton, Leeds, for £165,000 in June 2022, followed by a second property in the same area for £157,000 in March last year, both reportedly purchased through his private company, MA Holdings. He has declined to say how much rent he charges, though similar properties in the area typically let for between £1,000 and £1,300. The Green Party said Ali had acted solely to support vulnerable family members for whom he has caring responsibilities, declining to release further details at his request, while Ali maintains he declared both purchases to Leeds City Council. The party's "abolish landlords" motion was passed at its October conference in Bournemouth, with leader Zack Polanski arguing deregulation had turned tenants into "cash cows".