Labour party says Farhaan Rehman wasn't required to disclose directorships

Cllr Farhaan Rehman (left) and Cllr Jack Emsley (right)

December 9, 2025

A West London councillor is facing questions over whether he should have declared his position as the director of three companies when he was Chair of the Licensing Committee.

Councillor Farhaan Rehman, who insists he did not benefit financially from his directorships, is a Labour councillor in Hounslow. Conservative councillors have called for a full investigation into the failure to declare these positions, though Hounslow Labour says he did not need to declare them.

According to information on Companies House, Cllr Rehman was the director of three companies: TW3 Services LTD, Fafr Properties LTD, and Eminence Investments LTD. He resigned from all three positions between January 29 and 30, 2025.

He was appointed to his position at Eminence Investments on September 1, 2023, and served as director for almost 17 months according to the record. The company, which is registered to the same address as his father’s business, is still listed as ‘active’ and is involved with the buying and selling of real estate, according to the Companies House record.

At Fafr Properties, it says he was appointed on October 31, 2023, and resigned 16 months later in January 2025. The real estate company was dissolved in September 2025.

TW3 Services was also a real estate company in which he served as director for 15 months, according to the listing. This company was also dissolved in September 2025.

Prior to Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) enquiries, the only interests listed by Cllr Rehman were his membership of a local mosque, and the GMB Union. However, this has since been updated to reflect an interest in land but these past three directorships have never been listed.

Hounslow Council’s constitution states that councillors must declare financial interests and register other personal interests. Under Section 5A, councillors must register “any unpaid directorships”.

A spokesperson for Hounslow Labour told the LDRS: “The Labour Group has received assurance that Cllr Rehman’s Register of Interests is fully up to date. Although previously listed as a director of three companies, these companies never became active beyond registration. Cllr Rehman has insisted that he never undertook any work and did not benefit financially before he resigned as a director in January 2025.

“As such, he had no pecuniary interest to declare. Councillor Rehman has assured us that he does not have a job outside of his role as a councillor and currently lives with his parents.”

Conservative Councillor Jack Emsley has said the explanation given by Hounslow Labour “doesn’t wash”, arguing Cllr Rehman’s position has become untenable, though no finding of wrongdoing has been made by the council or by Labour. He said: “Not only is it a legal necessity for councillors to publish an updated list of interests, it is doubly important for someone who, until just a few weeks ago, chaired Hounslow’s powerful Licensing Committee.

“For years, Cllr Rehman has spoken in, voted in, and chaired important council meetings without giving a clear picture as to how his interests may have influenced his decision making – he now wants us to take his word for it that his unregistered interests weren’t important. Residents will rightly feel this excuse doesn’t wash, and his position as a councillor is now untenable.

“There must now be a full investigation by the council into his failure to declare interests. If the Hounslow Labour Party had a shred of integrity left after this latest scandal, they would withdraw the whip and deselect Cllr Rehman as a candidate in next year’s election.”

Cllr Rehman resigned his role on the Licensing Committee in the wake of the LDRS reporting that a Lamborghini he was driving was parked in disabled bays at the council offices on two occasions without a valid blue badge on display.

The LDRS understands that a formal complaint has been made by the Conservatives to Hounslow Council regarding the three directorships not being registered as interests. The complaint has reportedly been passed on to the Deputy Monitoring Officer to carry out an assessment and Cllr Rehman has been informed of the complaint.

Cllr Rehman did not respond to requests for comment from the LDRS.

Hounslow Council said: “The council’s Code of Conduct outlines the standards expected by councillors, which include when a declaration of interest should be made. Complaints about alleged breaches of the code are investigated by the Monitoring Officer and appropriate measures taken if a breach is deemed to have occurred.”

Philip James Lynch - Local Democracy Reporter