Another fantastic result by my team- desirable property recovered, prevention from being sold at huge discount via the #RTB , a hefty custodial sentence and community order plus awareness that #tenancyfraud is serious and will not tolerated in Dudley https://t.co/LhTxMzKEaY
— Tom Mountford (@MountfordTom) December 5, 2019
Hatfield property seized by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council after illegal subletting h/t @tenancyfraud https://t.co/huwRnhaiuT
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) December 5, 2019
Suspended jail sentence for housing officer who sought to manipulate the system https://t.co/DnNZ7fu5kD
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) December 13, 2019
Guesthouse manager illegally rented out his former council house https://t.co/xeTYQ7HMMM
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) December 19, 2019
Judge Jonathan Mann QC sentences defendant to 2 years imprisonment for serious housing fraud:
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) December 21, 2019
‘There is only one reason you did what you did and this is because you are greedy. For you this was money for nothing.’https://t.co/3uke2gKKBO
Another sub-letting conviction where investigations were triggered after a right to buy application was submitted https://t.co/KqphFJIDKi
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) December 22, 2019
Greenwich Council announces 'triple bust' of scams worth over £70,000 https://t.co/sHdeqyBoD9
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) December 31, 2019
Launch of new Southend counter fraud team leads to almost 100 investigations in three months https://t.co/UNwb9ePc57
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) January 9, 2020
Successful (right to buy) fraud by false representation prosecution brought by @LewesDC https://t.co/rvpvEfnqKx
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) January 13, 2020
Another fantastic result from the team and another strong sentence. A narrow escape from an immediate custodial sentence, a UPO, significant community order & costs. A clear statement that #housingfraud is serious & will not be tolerated in #Dudley #fraud https://t.co/U6qOmffbCM
— Tom Mountford (@MountfordTom) January 14, 2020
We’ve recovered a @THHomes council home and £105,000 following a conviction led by our specialist housing fraud team.
— Tower Hamlets Council (@TowerHamletsNow) January 20, 2020
Contact them; 0800 528 0294 or socialhousingfraud@towerhamlets.gov.uk if a social housing property may be involved in housing fraud. https://t.co/DNzKrDDgbh pic.twitter.com/6OPlu9Mn3L
Great work @CamdenCouncil – Former council tenant who owned three properties given suspended sentence and ordered to pay £70K compensation https://t.co/PVqfrNicTs
— Andrew Lane (@AndrewLane1962) January 28, 2020
Sub-letting council accommodation, owning 3 other properties and then applying for the right to buy! Great work by @CityWestminster in putting a stop to this and securing a successful prosecution#housingfraud #subletting
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) February 4, 2020
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St Albans district council’s audit committee report the council is to investigate council tax fraud…other investigations found 4 applicants removed from housing register, a property recovered after a tenant found living elsewhere and a RTB stoppedhttps://t.co/EI6qD4sW75
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) February 7, 2020
Greenwich councillor found guilty of two counts of fraud by false representation after living in council housing while she owned three properties…sentencing on 4 March 2020https://t.co/xpjB43AvPj
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) February 12, 2020
Council tenant illegally sublet Walthamstow flat for five years while living in Warrington
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) February 14, 2020
“Illegal subletting is not a victimless crime. It denies homes to people and families who are in genuine need of them.”https://t.co/L1GQ8PWp6q
H/t @tenancyfraud – Ground 5: Tenant stripped of council home after 'falsely claiming' they were homeless https://t.co/1TWp20kCyb
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) February 19, 2020
Couple sentenced after lying about relationship to buy council home https://t.co/dOGyz2k5jB
— Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud (@CSHousingFraud) February 22, 2020
Author: Andrew Lane
I am a public law and housing barrister at Cornerstone Barristers and was called to the Bar in 1999. Before that I worked in the voluntary and statutory sectors in the welfare benefit, debt and housing fields. I was also, for 4 years, a local authority councillor on Oxford City Council, which included a spell as chair of the Housing Committee. I am the author of ‘Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud’ and am presently writing the 3rd Edition. View all posts by Andrew Lane