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Tenancy Fraud

Thrive take tenancy fraud seriously. If we have reason to believe you may be attempting/committing tenancy fraud, we will work with our partner agencies to investigate. We will then look to resolve the matter by taking relevant action where necessary.

Examples of Tenancy Fraud include: 

  • Illegal subletting

    Letting someone else live in a social housing property without permission.

  • Unlawful occupation

    Someone moves into a property without the landlord's consent. For example, staying on after the legal tenant has moved out or passed away without being entitled to take over the tenancy.

  • Obtaining a tenancy by deception

    Giving false information to secure a home, such as:

    • Claiming to be homeless when you are not
    • Lying about who lives with you
    • Misrepresenting your income or circumstances to get higher priority on the waiting list
  • Succession or assignment fraud

    Trying to take over a tenancy after a tenant dies by falsely claiming you lived there or were entitled to succeed it.

  • Selling or passing on keys

    Accepting money to hand over the keys to a property or transferring a tenancy to someone else without permission.

  • Not using the property as your main home or not telling the landlord you’ve moved

    Keeping a tenancy active even though you no longer live there, sometimes while living elsewhere or owning another home.

To end your tenancy, you will need to give us 28 days’ written notice. You can do this either by post or email, and you will also need to include a completed copy of our 'Ending your Tenancy Form'. For more information, head to: thrivehomes.org.uk/ending-your-tenancy

If you suspect someone is committing tenancy fraud, please let us know right away. You can report it to us on a confidential basis and trust that we will keep your information anonymous.