UK Government Uses Data Matching to Provide 27,000 Leads to Potential Tenancy Cheats

Housing Minister John Healey has given councils and housing associations another 27,000 leads to potential tenancy cheats who fraudulently sublet the homes they have been allocated. Mr Healey made clear he wants people to feel the system for housing families...

Below Inflation Rise of 1.8% Makes This Year’s English Council Tax Change the Lowest Ever

Communities and Local Government Secretary John Denham has announced that a below inflation rise of 1.8 per cent will make this year’s council tax change the lowest ever. Official statistics published today on council tax levels show the average Band...

National Crackdown Launched on U.K. Tenancy Cheats

U.K. Housing Minister John Healey has launched the first-ever national crackdown on tenancy cheats to recover up to 10,000 council and housing association homes fraudulently sublet, and release them to those in real need. Tenancy cheats live elsewhere...