Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here A man has been hit with a hefty fine after sub-letting his council-owned home.
David Collins, 59, has been handed a £10,000 bill - and a suspended prison sentence. Town hall chiefs said he 'knowingly profited by keeping the property out of the hands of someone else who needed it'. READ MORE: Demolition plans could 'destroy businesses' and must be dropped, councillor says Manchester council said he was receiving council tax support at a property in Chorlton, but failed to notify the town hall or social housing management firm Southway Housing when he left in 2015.
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