Woman ordered to repay £14,000 after illegally subletting social home in Bedfordshire

News14.04.26by Alex Daniel

A woman has been ordered to pay £14,470 for illegally subletting her Bedfordshire social home for more than a year while living elsewhere.

Outside Luton Magistrates’ Court

The woman was ordered to pay for illegally subletting a social home by Luton Magistrates’ Court (picture: Alamy)

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