Social housing cheats to face jail Wednesday 11th January 2012 Tenancy cheats who deny social homes to families in need could be jailed under new Government proposals. Housing Minister Grant Shapps set out plans to criminalise the abuse of social homes – such as unlawful subletting and key-selling – with a possible two-year jail sentence. […]

HM Revenue & Customs is to introduce tougher procedures for civil fraud investigations later this month. Its new Contractual Disclosure Facility forms part of the Government’s commitment to tackle fraud. Under the new facility, HMRC will contact a taxpayer, in writing, to inform them that they are suspected of serious tax fraud, and offer them the […]