A family of landlords has been ordered to pay almost £250,000 after “cramming” 31 tenants into a four-bedroom house. Council officers found the tenants were forced to sleep in shifts as night workers would swap with those who had daytime working hours at the property in Wembley. Four beds were found in the front room
A man who is a carer for his 37-year-old son is being forced to sell his home or face jail because he wrongly received benefits that cost the taxpayer less than £110. George Henderson, 59, has cared all his life without payment for his son who has mental health problems and is addicted to heroin.
A family judge has criticised an adulterous man for contesting a divorce in what has been described as an ‘awful case.’ The man contested the divorce despite admitting that he committed adultery over 22 years of their marriage. Her Honour Judge Lynn Roberts said the case was ‘extraordinary’ and described the man as ‘deeply dishonest.’
A man has been charged of fraudulently claiming more than £33,000 in disability benefits over nearly six years. Lorenzo Armas, 51, denies knowingly failing to notify benefit bosses of a change to his entitlement for disability living allowance between February 15 2012 and January 2 this year. Armas is alleged to have claimed a total
The son of a farmer has lost an inheritance battle after saying he ‘doesn’t like cows.’ Clive Shaw, 55, went to court after discovering his parents had written him out of their wills. Mr Shaw claimed that he worked on his parents’ farm from a very young age and did not pursue other
A retired racing car driver is being taken to court by his estranged wife after she was left with ‘almost nothing’ of the £11.4 million family fortune. Following divorce proceedings, Anita Brack, 51, was left with just £500,000 while former IndyCar champion, Kenny Brack, 52, took more than £10 million in the Family Division of
An Oxford professor is in the midst of a £1.25 million High Court battle after his mother cut him out of her will before she died. Professor Christopher Gosden said his mother Jean Weddell, a distinguished physician, had ‘resolved’ to leave him her Edwardian home in Kennington, south London. However, after she started a relationship with
A man has been fined after he was found to be using his wife’s Blue Badge for his own benefit. James Mason initially claimed that he had dropped his wife off at an appointment but later admitted that he had lied. Blue Badges allow a disabled person to park closer to their home or destination,
Writer and broadcaster Lord Bragg, 79, and his wife Catherine Haste have been granted a divorce after a 44-year-marriage. Judge Anne Hudd granted a decree nisi at a 50-second hearing in the Central Family Court in London. Neither Catherine Haste nor Melvyn Bragg were present at the hearing. Paperwork showed their marriage was solemnised at
A “deceitful” former magistrate has been jailed after she lied about her mobility to cheat the benefits system out of more than £26,000. Sandra Howell, 43, fraudulently claimed the benefits while working as a domestic cleaner in Greater Manchester. The former Stockport magistrate was brought into court in a wheelchair, but footage was played to