FI14723
Request
From the time period between 2021 and 2024 please provide the data for the number of council flats and houses that were found to be illegally sublet for each year. For each case, please provide a description as to what happened. i.e outcome, prosecution, fines and please explain the platform or method used to rent out the property e.g Airbnb or Zoopla and how it was discovered.
Response
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Year
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Property Type
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Outcome
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Platform or method used to rent
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How was it discovered?
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2021
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House
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Advised of interview under caution. Tenant terminated.
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Unknown
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Report by neighbour.
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2022
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Flat
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Tenant interviewed under caution. Tenant surrender of tenancy
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Unknown
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Report by neighbour that tenant was no longer residing and possibly sub-letting.
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2022
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Flat
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Tenant interviewed under caution. Tenant surrender of tenancy
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Arranged through personal contact of tenant.
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Police attended domestic incident and informed local authority which identified them as non-tenants.
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2023
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House
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Tenant surrendered tenancy before being informed of interview.
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Sub-Let to family member
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Report by neighbour.
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2024
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House
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Tenant surrendered tenancy before being informed of interview.
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Unknown
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Report by neighbour.
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