Housing Tenancy Fraud
Why Tackle Housing Tenancy Fraud?
Social housing is a national asset that needs to be protected from people who want to misuse it. When there is not enough social housing available already, fraudulent occupation lengthens waiting lists, and means that those families entitled to social housing have to live in temporary accommodation, in hostels, potentially far away from their friends and family.
Investigating Fraud
HTFI provides independent specialist investigations into tenancy fraud, including subletting, vacant properties, false succession claims and right-to-buy applications. We prepare cases for civil or criminal action and are experienced in achieving the recovery of unlawful profits through the Proceeds of Crime Act and Unlawful Profit Orders.
Our Support
Supporting housing associations and social landlords, the skilled team at HTFI ensure that their properties are being used as the tenants ‘only and principal home’.
We help landlords to regain control of misused properties, enabling them to move genuine would-be tenants off the waiting list.
Supporting Good Tenants
Tenants who abuse the social housing system are a small minority and it is equally important to support good tenants.
We believe in good practice and that every succession claim or right-to-buy application should be reviewed thoroughly, by an independent housing investigation specialist, like HTFI.
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