Illegal subletting and not using a house as a main home
were among the ways residents were found to be flouting tenancy rules. Sandwell
council launched more than 200 fraud investigations during the past year and
recovered a total of 115 properties. Deputy council leader Councillor Steve
Eling said the authority was determined to catch cheats but it was a growing
problem. “With the increasing shortage of affordable housing and the changes in
right to buy legislation, tenancy fraud is becoming even more lucrative to some
greedy people pocketing lots of money,” he said. The other ways people were
caught misusing properties included not filling out home applications
correctly. Some properties were also recovered after they were found abandoned.
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