The former Defence minister had to rent the £1,600-a-month flat because he could no longer afford the mortgage payment on his house in London. However,his new apartment is at tax-payer's expense.
"IPSA specified that when MPs are away from home they must live in rented property or stay in a hotel," Luff said on his website. "When I am in London, I now therefore live in a rented flat.
"This is not my preference. I would have preferred to continue to live in the flat I own, but IPSA's well-meaning rules designed to safeguard the taxpayers' interests and promote transparency oblige me to do [this]."
Lampard's flat is situated in Old Brompton Road, West London.
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