Ipswich woman must pay back £93,500 after illegally sub-letting council house
Ulster Avenue, Ipswich, where Janice George was sub-letting a council house Picture: GOOGLE - Credit: Archant
An Ipswich woman who was jailed for illegally sub-letting her council home and then buying it at a large discount has been ordered to repay more than £93,000 to Ipswich Borough Council.
Before Ipswich Crown Court on Wednesday, May 8, for a hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act via a prison video link was Janice George, 60, who was jailed for ten months in December.
The court heard that George had lied to Ipswich Borough Council by falsely claiming she had lived at the property in Ulster Avenue, Ipswich, for five years and had used the right to buy scheme to purchase a £70,000 home for just £21,000 - a 70% discount - in 2015.
She was in fact living with a partner in Wallace Road and renting the Ulster Avenue flat to others for up to £450 per month in that time.
Between 2010 and 2015, George had received an estimated £27,000 in rent and letting agent fees. Richard Kelly, prosecuting, said George's benefit from her offending was £93,500 and she had assets of £96,800.
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Judge Rupert Overbury made a confiscation order in the sum of £93,500 to be paid as compensation to Ipswich Borough Council.
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