Mothin Ali, the deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, is linked to two buy-to-let rental properties, a connection that contrasts with his party’s official stance opposing private landlords.
Ali serves as the sole director of MA Holdings, a real estate company he established and controls. The company has acquired two rental properties in Leeds, purchased in June 2022 and March 2025. Although Ali does not appear to directly profit from these properties, his association with them has drawn public attention.
Notably, these property acquisitions occurred prior to the Green Party’s formal adoption of a policy in October 2025 aimed at phasing out private ownership of rental properties.
In response to inquiries, the Green Party stated that when Ali established the company and subsequently, he has acted exclusively in the interests of vulnerable close family members for whom he holds caring responsibilities.
The connection between Ali and the rental properties, acquired through MA Holdings using buy-to-let mortgages, was initially reported by The Times newspaper.
Official records from Companies House confirm that Ali is the sole director of MA Holdings, which was incorporated in December 2021. The registry lists him as the sole individual with significant control, holding more than 75% of the company’s shares.
According to official filings, the company’s business activities encompass the buying and selling of its own real estate, letting and operating of owned or leased properties, and managing real estate on a fee or contract basis.
The BBC spoke with the previous owner and resident of the second property, who confirmed that Ali’s company purchased the home and that it was believed to have been acquired with the intention of being let out.
When asked why MA Holdings owns the rental properties, a Green Party spokesperson explained that they have provided deeply personal information to the BBC in confidence. This information, they stated, shows that Councillor Ali has acted solely in the interests of vulnerable close family members for whom he has caring responsibilities. At Ali’s request, the party has declined to make this sensitive information public in order to protect his family’s privacy.
The BBC has agreed not to publish the personal information shared by the Green Party, respecting the request to keep private family matters confidential.
In October of last year, delegates at the Green Party’s annual conference passed a motion titled “Abolish landlords.” The motion’s preamble declared that “the private rental sector has failed, serving as a vehicle for wealth extraction that funnels money from renters to the landlord class.”
The motion asserts that “the effective abolition of private landlordism and the private rented sector, coupled with the mass expansion of council housing, is the only viable path to ending the housing crisis.”
This motion has since become official policy for the Green Party of England and Wales. The policy outlines plans to increase regulation and taxation on private rentals to make it difficult for landlords to turn a profit, while simultaneously boosting council-led housebuilding.
The proposed policy incorporates existing Green initiatives, such as imposing rent controls, ending buy-to-let mortgages, and granting councils the right to purchase rental properties when they are sold at a discount.
When asked if Ali had taken any steps regarding the rental properties since the policy’s adoption, a Green Party spokesperson confirmed that he fully supports the party’s policy.
A spokesperson clarified that the policy does not literally seek to abolish landlords, but rather to implement stricter regulations and taxes on private rentals through measures like rent controls and expanded social housing. “All of which Mothin Ali supports,” they added.
When the policy was introduced, Green Party MP Carla Denyer told the BBC that while the motion had an eye-catching name, it does not actually “abolish” landlords.
“It does, however, address the housing crisis, empowers tenants, and improves their wellbeing,” she added. “It contains a range of policies which, over time, would reduce the proportion of the housing market that is privately rented and increase the proportion of socially rented homes.”
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