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Man Ordered to pay £102,047 for illegally subletting property and housing benefit
A Man has been ordered to pay £102,047 for illegally subletting his L&Q property whilst claiming housing benefit from Newham Council....
Katrina Robinson
Dec 20, 20221 min read
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Housing Tenant Prosecuted for Tenancy Fraud
A three-year investigation by Haringey Council has seen a housing tenant prosecuted for tenancy fraud and will have to pay £33,894.58...
Katrina Robinson
Dec 19, 20221 min read
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One Thousandth Fraudulently Used Council Home Recovered
One thousand council homes that were illegally sublet, abandoned or obtained through fraud have been returned to the council housing...
Katrina Robinson
Oct 22, 20221 min read
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Council joins forces with Airbnb to tackle social housing tenancy fraud
In a major victory against social housing tenancy fraud, Kensington and Chelsea Council has worked with Airbnb to unlock critical...
Katrina Robinson
Aug 22, 20221 min read
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Sheffield Council tenant forced to pay £5,000 and struck from housing register for fraud
Sheffield council tenant was struck from the housing register, forced to pay £5,000 plus costs and carry out 150 hours of community...
Katrina Robinson
Aug 10, 20221 min read
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Network Homes recovers 20 much needed social homes from tenancy fraudsters
Network Homes have successfully recovered 20 social homes for families who need them as we continue to tackle tenancy fraud. As a result,...
Katrina Robinson
Aug 2, 20221 min read
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Successful prosecution for false application for social housing in Tewkesbury Borough
Tewkesbury Borough Council has successfully prosecuted an individual for serious offences of knowingly withholding information from the...
Katrina Robinson
Aug 2, 20221 min read
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Buckinghamshire Council successfully prosecutes housing fraud case
A Buckinghamshire woman has been sentenced for falsely claiming to be in need of housing assistance, following a successful prosecution...
Katrina Robinson
Jul 30, 20221 min read
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Illegal subletter living abroad told to pay over £81,000
Back in October 2019, during a routine repairs call, our suspicions were raised about an illegal sub-letting in one of our properties in...
Katrina Robinson
Jul 30, 20221 min read
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Father-of-four who sublet council flat says he had 'no option' due to failed boiler repair
A father-of-four who illegally sublet his council flat claims he was left with no option after the council repeatedly failed to fix his...
Katrina Robinson
Jul 30, 20221 min read
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Newham woman handed two year jail sentence for housing fraud
Newham woman found guilty of three offences at Snaresbrook Crown Court on July 21 2022. The two year custodial sentence, which will be...
Katrina Robinson
Jul 28, 20221 min read
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Fraudster sentenced over Right to Buy false claims
A man has been given a suspended jail sentence after twice fraudulently attempting to purchase a council house under the Right to Buy...
Katrina Robinson
Jul 26, 20221 min read
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Sisters’ remorse for misleading social housing claim
Two Huddersfield sisters have admitted lying to Kirklees Council and to the Court about their wrongful occupation of a council house....
Katrina Robinson
Jul 21, 20221 min read
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Nuisance Nuneaton council tenant caught trying to sub-let flat for £800 is evicted
A nuisance Nuneaton council tenant who was caught trying to sub-let his flat for £800 has been evicted. Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough...
Katrina Robinson
Jul 19, 20221 min read
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Councillor struck off after housing fraud conviction
A former councillor convicted of a housing fraud against his own local authority has been struck off the roll. A former assistant...
Katrina Robinson
Jul 19, 20221 min read
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Pensioner arrested at airport after illegally subletting Sandwell Council property for £5k
A pensioner illegally sublet a council property for seven months but had to pay back his entire profits - almost £5,500 - to avoid jail....
Katrina Robinson
Jul 19, 20221 min read
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During a stay with Airbnb, we were told the let was ‘illegal’
Family holidaying in a cottage informed that their ‘host’ was subletting and threatened to call police. Read more about it here During a...
Katrina Robinson
Jul 19, 20221 min read
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Lambeth: Tackling social housing fraud
A tenant has been prosecuted for offences under the Fraud Act 2006 and the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 by Lambeth Council...
Katrina Robinson
Jul 19, 20221 min read
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Luton fraudster caught out subletting council flat
Shahadat Ali, aged 25, late of Radnor Road, Luton pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation and unlawful sub-letting in relation...
Katrina Robinson
Jul 19, 20221 min read
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Crackdown on tenancy fraud sees four homes recovered in a week
Four homes will now be made available to those in need of social housing in Kensington and Chelsea, as the Council crack down on tenancy...
Katrina Robinson
Jul 19, 20221 min read
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