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London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
13 hours ago

Police arrest two in housing fraud investigation

City of London Police arrested two people while probing suspected housing allocation fraud involving several hundred council properties at Barking and Dagenham between Nov 2020–Dec 2024.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
15 hours ago

Revealed: 'Corrupt' housing officers suspected of allocating hundreds of east London council homes for cash

Hundreds of east London council homes are suspected to have been fraudulently allocated to tenants by local authority housing officers who allegedly demanded cash for properties. Police on Thursday arrested two people after executing a series of raids in Barking and Dagenham and Essex. The City of London Police and the council launched a joint bribery and corruption investigation - Operation Chandrila - after receiving allegations that several hundred social homes had been wrongly issued to people between November 2020 and December 2024.
London
Law
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Woman handed suspended sentence and ordered to pay over 6k for submitting false council housing application

A Southwark woman received a suspended six-month sentence and was ordered to pay £6,167 after submitting a false housing application to Hillingdon Council.
US politics
fromQNS
4 weeks ago

AG James files landmark criminal charges after elderly Queens woman's home stolen in deed theft scheme - QNS

Two New York City residents face felonies under new deed theft law for defrauding an elderly homeowner. This marks the first indictment under the legislation.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Council tenant made to hand back keys after lying about owning a home won in a competition'

A tenant returned keys after admitting to owning a home, winning it in a competition without informing the council.
fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk
1 month ago

Council cracks down on multiple cases of housing fraud in Havering

Havering Council has uncovered and prevented multiple cases of housing fraud during the 2024/2025 financial year involving individuals unlawfully occupying council-owned homes, including one case where a tenant attempted to buy a property they were renting out while owning another home in the UK.
Real estate
Real estate
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Maryland Home Sale Compromised After Family of Squatters Moves in and Changes Locks

Squatting in vacant homes is increasingly problematic, made worse by fraudsters exploiting the housing crisis.
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