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admin953461
5 days ago1 min read
Prosecution secures justice in housing fraud case
Oxford City Council’s Counter Fraud Team has successfully prosecuted Deborah Cox-Walker, 46, formerly of 22 Wellington Street, for...
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admin953461
6 days ago1 min read
Tenancy Fraud Conviction
On Wednesday 18 December 2024 a Clair GABBITAS (Aged 51) of New Cut, Thorney, Peterborough entered guilty plea to two charges under...
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admin953461
Dec 18, 20241 min read
Wandsworth tenant ordered to pay £23,000 after years of unlawful subletting
A former Wandsworth Council tenant has been ordered to pay back more than £23,000 after subletting her social housing property without...
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admin953461
Dec 7, 20241 min read
Southwark tenant busted for £40k housing fraud
Southwark Council has secured an Unlawful Profit Order of nearly £40,000 against a tenant who illegally sublet a Walworth property for...
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admin953461
Dec 7, 20241 min read
Bedford Borough Council Investigation Service Secures Conviction in Tenancy Fraud Case
Bedford Borough Council’s Investigation Service has successfully prosecuted a tenant for illegally subletting a social housing property....
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admin953461
Dec 3, 20241 min read
Tenant turned ‘sham’ landlord appears before court
A Wolverhampton Homes tenant who turned landlord and sublet their 1 bedroom flat in Castlecroft has been given a community order by...
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admin953461
Nov 28, 20241 min read
Fraudster illegally rented out social house for £24k
A fraudster conned the taxpayer out of £24,000 by illegally renting out their social house for years. The fraud was uncovered in 2022...
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admin953461
Sep 19, 20241 min read
City Council cracks down on tenancy fraud
Milton Keynes City Council has returned 30 council homes to families in need, following an investigation which revealed the properties...
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admin953461
Sep 19, 20241 min read
Islington Council wins back £260,000 in landmark tenancy fraud case
A former Islington Council tenant has been ordered to pay back more than a quarter of a million pounds after fraudulently taking on a...
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admin953461
Sep 6, 20241 min read
Social housing tenant ordered to pay £40,000 in compensation
A social housing tenant has been ordered to pay £40,000 in compensation after pleading guilty to illegally subletting her Barnet...
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admin953461
Aug 29, 20241 min read
Council tenants are illegally renting their homes out on Airbnb for up to £9,000 a month in con that is costing taxpayer £244m a year
A Barking and Dagenham council audit revealed that one tenant was evicted in July after their council-owned property was found listed on...
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admin953461
Aug 22, 20241 min read
Council tenant pleads guilty to subletting a council home
A man has pleaded guilty to tenancy fraud after unlawfully subletting his council flat in Selly Oak by advertising the property for rent...
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admin953461
Jul 29, 20241 min read
Lambeth takes back council homes from fraudulent tenants
Lambeth is seizing back scores of fraudulently rented council homes, as part of its drive to increase the number of properties available...
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admin953461
Jul 29, 20241 min read
Man sentenced for social housing fraud
A man who unlawfully attempted to secure social housing has been required to complete 25 days of rehabilitation activities and ordered to...
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admin953461
Jul 29, 20241 min read
Swindon council's fraud team saves taxpayer millions
An article from the Swindon Advertiser relating to results of Swindon Councils fraud investigations for 2023/24, including social housing...
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admin953461
Jul 29, 20241 min read
Council investigators in Stoke-on-Trent uncovered 142 fraud cases last year
An article in the Stoke Nub News outlining Stoke-On-Trent City Councils fraud results for 2023/24. According to the article housing fraud...
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admin953461
Jul 23, 20241 min read
Social housing fraudster receives 24-month Community Order and forced to pay council compensation
The London Borough of Barnet has successfully prosecuted a tenant for illegally subletting their one-bedroom social housing property in...
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admin953461
Jul 11, 20241 min read
Resident faces £6,000 bill for fraudulently letting out his council house
A man from Impington near Cambridge has been convicted for subletting his council house for more than two years while living abroad. The...
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Iain Hewitt
May 21, 20241 min read
Counter Fraud Team Regains Homes
An article from the Hillingdon People magazine, highlighting the results attained by Hillingdon Council Counter Fraud Team relating to...
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Iain Hewitt
May 21, 20241 min read
English regulator is ‘turning a wilful blind eye’ to tenancy fraud, experts warn
In a recent article from Inside Housing following their attendance at the TFF Conference on the 15 May, a non-executive director at the...
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