Tougher penalties for illegal sub-letting
Thursday 18 September 2008
People who rent their homes from the council or housing associations and then sub-let them should lose both tier home and the profit made, according to a ruling by a court in Amsterdam.
The judgement was made in the case involving a woman who sub-let her home to students for €1,000 a month while she paid a rent of €419.
Ymere, the country’s biggest housing association said the ruling is a ‘milestone’ and will help fight housing fraud, reports the Volkskrant.
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about time too..! Fastest way to catch these people is to respond to any advert in the paper for a rented appartment over €1000. That way you'd probably catch 2 or 3 of them on one appartment.
By Sarah | September 18, 2008 1:19 PM