LONDON (AP) — U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has apologized for breaking the law by renting out her London house without a license.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would not take action over what Reeves called an inadvertent mistake.

Reeves and her family moved out of their south London home and into a government-owned apartment next to the prime minister’s Downing Street residence after the Labour Party was elected in July 2024.

The Daily Mail newspaper reported late Wednesday that Reeves did not have a rental license, as required by the local authority in the area. Landlords who don’t have a license can be prosecuted or fined.

In a letter to Starmer, published by the prime minister’s office, Reeves said it was “an inadvertent mistake. As soon as it was brought to my attention,

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