Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Council Housing Fraud Crackdown Hailed 'Major Success'

A council's crackdown on social housing fraud has been hailed a "major success". Sandwell Council's drive to combat crooks has led to 44 homes being recovered and re-let. The six-month pilot scheme launched last November has resulted in 36 abandoned properties being detected and eight other properties being recovered due to illegal succession and/or subletting. In addition, three fraudulent right-to-buy applications were blocked and another 29 cases of suspected tenancy fraud are currently being investigated. Read more on 24dash.

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