Benefit cheat caught modelling on adult website

Woman jailed for fraudulent housing claim

A woman who used a false passport to fraudulently obtain a social home has been jailed for eight months.

Two year sentence for false passport fraudster

A benefit fraudster has been sentenced to two years in jail after using a fake French passport to claim £100,000 in payments.

Crime watch

The government wants to make the unlawful sub-letting of social homes a criminal offence. So what are the challenges and will its proposals bring an end to the practice? Nick Duxbury investigates

The wrong side of the law

Councillor guilty of housing benefit fraud

A councillor has pleaded guilty to housing benefit fraud – the second time she has been convicted in court.

Cheated out of their savings

Abusive financial practices targeting the elderly are on the rise, but so are measures to protect vulnerable housing association residents. Alex Turner reports

Blame game

Should landlords evict tenants if they or a member of their household is convicted of riot-related crimes, asks Yetunde Dania.

Scrapheap challenge

The price of metal has risen sky high making pipes, railings and even boilers an irresistible target to thieves. Chloë Stothart finds out how one housing association is tackling the growing problem of metal theft

Battling fraud

New proposals to tackle sub-letting should include grounds for possession to bring stock back into use, says Colin Hammond, head of housing litigation at Penningtons Solicitors

Caught out

Social landlords should consider instructing investigators when they suspect fraud, say Samantha Darlington and Neil Lawlor