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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

Tenant sues landlord claiming UK flat was sublet as he was stranded abroad

Filippe Scalora, seen outside the Travelodge he has been given as temporary housing in the City of London.
Filippe Scalora, seen outside the Travelodge he has been given as temporary housing in the City of London. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

A social housing tenant is suing his landlord for £1m in damages, alleging that a housing officer illegally sublet his home when he was stranded abroad at the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020.

Filippe Scalora’s case against Clarion will allege that when he returned to the flat he discovered a stranger had been sleeping in his bed and using his towels, cutlery, crockery and computer.

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