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A man who committed housing fraud on two occasions was served with a 12-month community order at Dudley Magistrates earlier this month.

A businessman took more than £600 a week from Dudley Council to provide security at one of the borough’s oldest buildings – but was caught out on “numerous occasions” with no staff actually on site.

A Dudley Council team dedicated to putting a stop to housing fraud in Dudley borough made savings of more than £500,000 in one year alone.

A housing fraudster who dishonestly withheld information to obtain a council property has landed a six month suspended sentence and a bill of £2,000.

A team dedicated to putting a stop to housing fraud in Dudley borough has investigated nearly 500 cases in the last 12 months.

A rogue roofer who told a Stourbridge couple their roof needed urgent repairs when it didn’t and then carried ‘totally incompetent’ work has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.

A former council housing resident, who narrowly avoided jail last year for committing housing fraud, has been ordered to pay costs to Dudley Council.

A rogue roofer who made a false representation to a vulnerable Halesowen homeowner has been prosecuted.