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Housing case studies

Jephson Housing Association Group

Data matching of housing information revealed that a person held two separate tenancies at the same time with different social housing landlords. Follow up found that the tenant was not living at one of the properties and had been sub-letting the house for some time to another person.

An eviction order has now been granted to remove the person unlawfully occupying the house.

East Thames Group, London

Investigation of an NFI housing rents to right to buy data match identified a person who had dishonestly acquired a property under the right to buy scheme. The person had been given a tenancy by a housing association in 1997 and had also managed to obtain a tenancy from a neighbouring local authority a few months later.

The person had unlawfully sub-let the housing association property and owed rent arrears of £400 at the time of the investigation. The property has been recovered and legal action is being taken by both parties to recover the right to buy discount and rent arrears.