Join Andrew Lane and Stephanie Toghill

Sub-letting has for a long time been of concern to social landlords and, indeed, to central government as demonstrated by the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013. More recently the prevalence of short-term letting, through companies such as Airbnb and Booking.com, has added a different dimension to this issue. In this webinar Stephanie Toghill (Housing Investigations Manager at the London Borough of Islington and vice chair of the Tenancy Fraud Forum) and Andy Lane (barrister and author of ‘Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud’) will look at how to get the evidence, whether a short-term let is sub-letting for litigation purposes and how to best proceed with civil and criminal proceedings.

Andrew Lane

Andy Lane’s practice focuses on social housing, local government, and public law, and he works primarily for local authorities and housing associations.

Before coming to the Bar, Andy spent over 10 years working in the statutory and voluntary sector in the field of housing, debt, and benefits advice. He also had a spell as a local authority councillor, and held a number of portfolios during that time, including Chair of the Housing Committee. This background has meant that Andy is very approachable, comfortable in a variety of settings and able to articulate his advice and casework in a manner that is both attractive and compelling.

Stephanie Toghill

Stephanie is a founding member and Vice Chair of the Tenancy Fraud Forum. She also sits on the Executive Board for the London Boroughs’ Fraud Investigators’ Group and heads up the Housing Investigations Team for Islington Council. With over 15 years’ experience in addressing tenancy fraud, Steph is a known specialist in her field. She has provided assistance to over 150 social housing providers on tenancy fraud, provided training, wrote guidance documents and advised on the creation of PoSHFA. Steph was also instrumental in pursuing and obtaining a landmark Norwich Pharmacal Order against Airbnb to obtain data from them regarding tenancy fraud.