What is tenancy fraud?

The UK is experiencing a housing crisis, with around 1.3 million households on the waiting list for access to social housing. Tenancy Fraud can occur when a person obtains or uses a social housing tenancy dishonestly. Tenancy fraud can be: Application Fraud- This could be through using false or dishonest information in a housing application, right to buy application or when making an application to succeed a tenancy. Unlawful subletting- when a customer is renting out the entirety of their social home and not using the address as their principal home. Keyselling- Selling the keys to a property in exchange for money. Abandonment- Abandoning a property without terminating the tenancy.