Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Home Reit was listed on the London Stock Exchange and used investor money to buy and restore properties. Photograph: T Schneider/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Home Reit was listed on the London Stock Exchange and used investor money to buy and restore properties. Photograph: T Schneider/Shutterstock Six arrested over suspected £300m fraud at UK social housing fundSerious Fraud Office mounts seven raids on sites linked to Home Reit which raised £850m to tackle homelessness
Business live – latest updates The Serious Fraud Office has arrested six people and raided seven sites in connection with a bribery and fraud investigation into a social housing fund. The agency estimated there had been £300m of “suspected offending” at Home Reit, which was once listed on the London Stock Exchange. National Crime Agency officers and SFO investigators carried out searches and made arrests at homes in Altrincham, Maidenhead and London as well as at a commercial address in Manchester. A further raid was conducted on a property in Venice, with the assistance of Italy’s Guardia di Finanza.
Published: January 14, 2026 4:38 pm
Source: The Guardian — Read original