"Council tenants are to be banned from subletting their properties as the government prepares to introduce criminal offences to crack down on the "scandal" of housing tenancy fraud and abuse.
A small number of council tenants who earn more than £100,000 a year will also face eviction if they refuse to pay unsubsidised rents closer to the market rate.
The changes are being championed by Grant Shapps, the housing minister, who is to launch a consultation process in advance of possible legislation. Shapps wants to target the 160,000 tenants who sublet their properties and the 6,000 social housing tenants who earn more than £100,000 a year."
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article by Simon Bayliss, published on 2/1/12
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