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Tenancy Fraud Awareness
Tenancy Fraud is a criminal offence which can lead to a prison sentence.
It can be committed in different ways, but the most common offences are:
- Subletting
- Not being truthful to get a tenancy/ providing false information
- Key Selling
- Not living in the property
Tenancy Fraud is not a victimless crime, and as a result of it, there can be serious consequences to innocent people.
Key statistics:
- More than 100,000 families are in temporary accommodation because of tenancy fraud
- Every night in England, 310,000 children have to share a bed
because of overcrowding - More than 148,000 ho
mes are subject to tenancy fraud - 1 in 20 homes in London are linked to tenancy fraud
- Tenancy fraud is the biggest cost to the public purse at over £900m per year
- Each sublet home costs the tax payer £42,000
If you'd like to contact us to make a report or ask for more information you can email us- contactus@southernhousing.org.uk
For more information, visit the Tenancy Fraud Forum here
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