Tenancy Fraud can take several forms:

• Abandonment of the property and living elsewhere
• Succeeding a tenancy, often on the death of a tenant, by falsely claiming to have been living there for some time
• Providing misleading information on an application to purchase the property
• Not telling the truth when applying for a home and or falsely claiming to be homeless
• When a tenant rents their home to another person without our knowledge or permission (sub-letting)
• When a tenant leaves their home empty without informing us

Please get in touch with us for further information or if you suspect that someone is committing Tenancy Fraud:

Ring us at NB Housing on 028 9059 2110 and ask for the Housing Officer.

• They are likely to lose their tenancy and may not be entitled to apply for social housing in the future
• Depending on how serious the fraud is, they could be fined and or sent to prison
• They are preventing someone who may be in greater need of housing from getting offered a home.

• Requesting photographic ID of tenants before signing the tenancy agreement
• Completing early home visits six weeks into their tenancy. ID is rechecked at this visit
• Carrying out unannounced tenant visits
• Housing Officers investigate any tenants who have not allowed access for essential servicing, e.g. gas boiler servicing
• Investigate all reports of tenancy fraud
• Take legal action which can result in NB Housing regaining possession of the property