Two arrests after ‘several hundred’ council homes fraudulently allocated at East London council

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1. >In a statement published today, City of London Police says it has evidence that many of the fraudulently-let homes were “sub let by associates” of the corrupt housing officers. It says prospective tenants were given contacts that could help them get affordable housing in the borough after answering adverts on social media. The force says that these tenants “paid fraudsters ‘finders fees’ and inflated rents”. It adds: “Some rents were paid in part to LBBD and some were not.”

   So the council housing officers gave them to their ‘associates’ who then put ads on social media for affordable housing. Some of the tenants paid partly to the council and partly to the sub letter. The irony here is that with a
   [10.0% Universal Credit claimants in employment – 3rd highest in the country](https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/statistics-and-data/about-borough) of which many are likely needing housing
   ‘community tensions’ have been created by the council themselves. Now THATS how you destroy communities lol.

   – 10.4% have no qualifications – highest in London

   – 66.7 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age – 2nd highest in the country

   – 86.8 crimes per 1,000 people – below London average (103.4)

   – 14.6 domestic abuse offences per 1,000 people – highest in London

   – £362,000 average house price – lowest in London

   – 8.1% unemployment – 2nd highest in the country

   – 66.9% employment – 3rd lowest in London

   – 10.0% Universal Credit claimants in employment – 3rd highest in the country

   – 69.1% Black, Asian and Multi-Ethnic population – 10th highest in the country

   – 29.3% obesity amongst children in Year 6 – 4th highest in the country

   – 3.6% NEET and Not Known – above London average (2.8%)

2. Cool, now do Tower Hamlets and every other rotten borough

3. Arrests? Surely they meant, “pats on the back”. This could be a worrying new precedent.

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