A credit reference company has warned that much more
needs to be done to combat tenancy fraud as new figures reveal that the number
of detected cases of the crime increased by 70% in 2012. Using data obtained
from councils under the Freedom of Information Act, Callcredit Information
Group's (CIG) research builds on a report it published last year that showed
90% of all tenancy frauds went undetected in 2011. The cost across councils and
housing associations to the public purse has now risen to an estimated £1.8
billion a year, up from £1bn in 2012. Read more on 24dash.
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