English council tenants who sub-let their homes will face up to two years in prison and a £50,000 fine under proposals by the government.

Social housing occupiers who rent out their homes unlawfully could face sentences of up to two years

Swindon Borough Council has received the ballot result from the Electoral Reform Service and it reads as follows:  Turnout: 66% Those voting Yes to Stock Transfer: 28% Those voting No to Stock Transfer: 72% Following a vigorous campaign by both tenants groups and the Labour Party for a NO vote, tenants have voted by a clear

Council tenants who sub-let their homes for money will face prosecution and could be jailed under new government plans.

Plans to make it a criminal offence for council tenants to sub-let their homes are to be unveiled by the government.

Council tenants who rake in thousands of pounds a year by subletting their homes face prosecution and possible prison terms in a new year blitz on fraud and abuse in social housing.

Discounts for council tenants wanting to buy their property may be increased to a maximum of £50,000 in England under government proposals.

Local authorities will be told to screen people applying for council houses to see if they already own property after figures showed thousands of council tenants own another home elsewhere.

Westminster Conservatives have axed the popular Family Quota Scheme which gave the children of Council tenants and leaseholders some priority for Council housing, giving low-income families the opportunity to stay in their local area, live close to their family and friends and contribute to the community at a price they could afford. There are currently 380 children of local families registered on...

High earners who insist on still living in their council homes will no longer be able to have their rent subsidised, under plans to be unveiled today.