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Episode 5

Reality series following housing fraud investigators. Here, they catch out a married man who pretends to be single so that he can keep his housing association flat for his son.

Presenter Michelle Ackerley follows investigators as they crack down on rogue social housing tenants, seize their homes and give them to families in genuine need. She's joined by property expert Luke Doonan.

Housing investigators catch out a married man who pretends to be single so that he can keep his housing association flat for his teenage son, and a convicted criminal who has been lining his pockets by subletting his social housing property whilst serving time behind bars.

In the West Midlands, investigators reveal how a woman who owned two properties claimed she and her children were homeless in order to get a council house in upmarket Solihull. She was considered a high priority and was allocated a substantial three-bedroom council house. But a tip-off from a member of the public raises suspicions and her story begins to unravel. The rogue tenant is evicted and her property empire collapses.

43 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Michelle Ackerley
Reporter Luke Doonan
Executive Producer Lorna-Dawn Creanor
Series Editor David Warren
Series Producer Page Shepherd
Producer Dayve Hillman
Director Dayve Hillman
Producer Jo Conchie
Director Jo Conchie
Editor Sam Meacock
Production Manager Julie Gilmartin
Production Company Shine TV

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