Tenancy Fraud Policy

Tenancy fraud is not very common - but if can have a big impact on resources, both in bpha but more importantly by potentially taking away a home from someone on a waiting list.

We have updated our policy format to be in a Question and Answer format. Let us know what you think. For ease you can access the whole document or take a look at the Q&As below to read parts of the policy.

Tenancy fraud is:

• Subletting a property to someone who is not entitled to live there
• Abandonment of the property
• Unlawful tenancy succession
• Obtaining a bpha home by deception by providing false or misleading information
• Unauthorised assignment of the tenancy such as through a mutual exchange or transfer of the tenancy without permission from bpha.
• Key selling
• Applying for the right to buy, right to acquire or to buy shared ownership housing with false and/or misleading information.

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