Raheem Sterling's mother, 44, has kept her humble home on a tough north London estate despite her Manchester City star son buying her a £2.5m mansion in leafy Berkshire

Raheem Sterling's mother still has her humble house on a tough estate even though she was handed a £2.5million mansion by her generous England footballer son two years ago. 

Nadine Clarke has kept hold of the housing association property in the capital city where families face a wait of up to 27 years for social housing, it has been revealed.

The 44-year-old is said to divide her time between this property and her luxurious home just 22 miles away in leafy Berkshire.

Manchester City ace Raheem grew up on the estate and has previously told how he used to help Nadine clean hotel toilets.

There is no suggestion Ms Clarke is breaking the law but it means families urgently waiting for social housing are being deprived when she has another privately-owned home.

Raheem, 23, bought her the 10-bed property near Slough after landing his £44million move to City and the pair are listed on the Land Registry as its owners. 

But Ms Clarke is also still on the electoral roll at her housing association home in the north-west London borough of Brent, near Wembley.

When the Sunday Mirror visited the property, a man said Nadine split her time between both places. 

A man at the London property told The Sunday Mirror: 'She is either here or in the place in Slough.'

Nadine declined to speak when approached at her mansion and a spokesman for Raheem also declined to comment.

The company that owns the Brent property, Catalyst Housing Ltd, also declined.

More than 20,000 people are currently registered on a waiting list for a council house in Brent.

A source said: 'You would think Nadine might have given the Brent place up since so many people are waiting for a place to live.'