Green Party deputy leader owns two buy-to-let properties despite party’s vow to crack down on landlords

THE deputy leader of the Green Party owns two buy-to-let properties despite his party’s vow to crack down on landlords. It has emerged Mothin Ali, 44, bought a former council house for £165,000 in 2022, and a second for £157,000 in 2025 through his company MA Holdings. Deputy leader of the Green Party Mothin Ali owns two buy-to-let properties despite his party’s vow to crack down on landlords Credit: Alamy Green Party leader Zack Polanski said tenants were seen as ‘cash cows’ Credit: Getty Both are in Gipton, Leeds, and are thought to be occupied by tenants. Ali, who shouted “Allahu akbar” when elected a Leeds councillor in 2024, became co-deputy leader of the Greens in England and Wales a year ago. Sign up for the Politics newsletter Thank you! In October, they passed their “Abolish landlord” policy. It would use taxes to make it hard for landlords to make a profit. READ MORE ON THE GREEN PARTY In March, leader Zack Polanski said tenants were seen as “cash cows”. A Green Party spokesman said: “Councillor Ali has acted solely in the interests of vulnerable close family members.” Ali, ADD who has previously been criticised over his views on Israel sparked outrage when he shouted “Allahu akbar” as he was elected as a Leeds councillor in May 2024. He apologised for “any upset” caused, but was criticised again after social media posts about Hamas’s October 7 2023 attacks emerged. Most read in The Sun He also insulted a Leeds-based rabbi for serving as a reservist with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza last year. He got denounced for “inciting division”. Comment now