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Former SDLP councillor censured by watchdog for failing to declare property interests

A former SDLP councillor in South Belfast has been censured by a standards watchdog for failing to declare his property interests.

Declan Boyle did not declare his personal interests during council meetings that discussed improvements in areas where he has properties, the Local Government Commissioner for Standards found.

It follows a lengthy probe into complaints that the landlord, who manages dozens of student lets in the Holylands area, had failed to comply with the councillors' code of conduct.

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