London council seizes social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone first lady
Summary
A London council took back a social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone’s first lady, Fatima Jabbe-Bio, after an investigation. The flat is now planned to be given to a family in need on the waiting list.Key Facts
- The flat is a two-bedroom social housing property in Walworth, London.
- Fatima Jabbe-Bio has been listed as the tenant since 2007.
- Jabbe-Bio is the wife of Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio and spends time in both Sierra Leone and Britain.
- Council housing rules say tenants should live primarily in the council home.
- Neighbors rarely saw Jabbe-Bio at the flat, raising questions about whether it was her main residence.
- Southwark council investigated for 12 months before repossessing the flat.
- The council plans to give the flat to a family on the social housing waiting list.
- More than 18,000 households in Southwark are waiting for social housing, with about 4,000 in temporary homes.
- Southwark council recovered 107 properties from tenancy breaches in the past two years.
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