Wednesday, Sep 01, 2010
Go ahead and defraud your fellow taxpayers; all you'll get is a slap on the wrist
BBC News: Self-styled 'knight' evicted from London council flat
A self-styled knight has been evicted from a council flat in north London after an investigation found he owned four homes across England. "Sir" Barry Brooks, 47, was ordered to leave the two-bedroomed property in Primrose Hill after breaking his tenancy agreement, Camden Council said. Mr Brooks, who bought his "knighthood" online, moved into the flat in 1998. He was ordered to pay rent arrears of £3,182 and costs of about £9,500 at a county court hearing in June. The council said Mr Brooks had been allocated the flat after telling officials he was homeless. Suspicions were raised when council officers saw two Jaguar cars, a gold XKR sport and a silver XJS, with personalised number plates parked outside a detached property in Bromley, south-east London.
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