Social housing tenant was ‘fake landlord’ – and has now lost his home

The keys to a Wolverhampton Homes flat occupied by a tenant who turned ‘sham landlord’ and sub-let the property have been returned to the council.

Isaac Meggoe appeared before Dudley Magistrates Court and admitted a count of dishonesty, contrary to Section 1(2)(a) of the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013.

The court heard Meggoe had sub-let the one bedroom flat, posing as a private landlord, providing a tenancy agreement and charging £575 per month rent.

When the sub-letting came to the attention of Wolverhampton Homes, an investigation by the council also found that he had applied through the Right to Buy scheme to purchase the property.

Meggoe was sentenced to a 12 month community order to complete 180 hours of unpaid work, ordered to pay costs of £2,768 and compensation of £1,540 within 28 days, plus a victim surcharge of £114. Landlord Today