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🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

New information on the rental housing scandal – Heka: This many apartments involved in illegal business

Helsingin kaupungin asunnot oy (Heka) has identified illegal subleasing and accommodation activities in 14 of its apartments as part of a crackdown on unauthorized rentals.

Feb 25 • 10:44 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The network of contacts behind the protected housing scandal in Alicante

A housing scandal in Alicante has revealed that friends and family of officials secured subsidized homes, prompting a police investigation and multiple resignations.

Feb 22 • 04:40 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Real Estate Scandal in Berlin: Journalist Speculators Pay Back 3.145 Million Euros

A group of former journalists in Berlin has repaid 3.145 million euros received for social housing subsidies after it was disclosed they were unlawfully profiting from subletting properties at high prices.

Feb 19 • 16:22 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

Police want to charge four people in the main branch of the Brno housing scandal

The police are seeking to charge four individuals connected to a significant housing scandal in Brno.

Feb 18 • 16:56 UTC
🇳🇴 VG
National & Local

The state will investigate the diplomatic couple's housing scandal

Norway's Kartverket will investigate a questionable real estate deal involving prominent diplomats Mona Juul and Terje Rød-Larsen, which may result in monetary restitution, while legal action against associated lawyers is under consideration.

Feb 18 • 10:32 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

'Future scandal' as thousands of new homes built in flood zones

A study reveals that 11% of new homes built in England between 2022 and 2024 are in flood-prone areas, prompting concerns from experts.

Feb 18 • 01:21 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Two of the beneficiaries of the protected housing scandal in Alicante renounce them

Two beneficiaries of the controversial protected housing units in Alicante have renounced their apartments, according to the city's mayor, Luis Barcala.

Feb 17 • 12:38 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

Apartment chief reacts to rental apartment scandal: Warning or dismissal

Heka's CEO, Maria Aspala, emphasizes that the city's rental apartments are not intended for short-term accommodation and that unauthorized subletting will face immediate action.

Feb 13 • 11:42 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The ‘Pelotazo’ of Protected Housing in Alicante: Favors, Resignations, Under-the-table Payments, and Lack of Control

A scandal involving luxury public housing in Alicante has surfaced, revealing connections with local political figures and allegations of corruption in the allocation process.

Feb 8 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

76,475 Valencians awaited protected housing while PP officials distributed the VPO of Alicante

The scandal surrounding the distribution of protected housing in Alicante among PP officials highlights the pressing need for housing among 76,475 Valencians in need.

Feb 5 • 21:32 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The mayor of Alicante asks for 'forgiveness' for the 'scandal' of social housing: 'It should embarrass us'

The mayor of Alicante, Luis Barcala, has apologized for the scandal surrounding social housing allocations, facing demands for his resignation and the forced expropriation of homes awarded to officials.

Feb 5 • 18:22 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

New resignation due to the VPO scandal in Alicante: the chief of staff of the Tourism Counselor resigns

The scandal involving protected housing in Alicante has led to the resignation of Miguel Ángel Sánchez, the chief of staff for the Tourism Counsel, following revelations that his partner owns a property in the implicated residential development.

Feb 5 • 15:37 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

A senior official of the Generalitat resigns, third resignation due to the scandal of housing awards in Alicante

Miguel Ángel Sánchez, chief of staff to the Regional Minister of Industry and Tourism, resigned after it was revealed that the mother of his children owns an apartment in the controversial housing development, marking the third resignation related to the case.

Feb 5 • 15:27 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Alicante City Council washes its hands of the protected housing scandal and delegates the investigation to the Prosecutor's Office

The Alicante City Council has submitted a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office regarding possible irregularities in the allocation of public protection housing, claiming it only sold the land and issued licenses.

Feb 3 • 14:18 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The Generalitat opens a disciplinary file on an official who processed a visa for the VPP of Alicante while their spouse was a requester

The Valencian Generalitat has opened a disciplinary investigation into a civil servant for processing a visa for protected housing in Alicante, with their spouse listed as a requester, while the PSOE party has reported potential criminal offenses to the Public Prosecutor's Office.

Feb 3 • 03:37 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Nacho Abad exposes Puente and Montero after the official housing and aid scandal

Nacho Abad criticizes government officials Óscar Puente and María Jesús Montero, highlighting the government's dysfunction in light of the official housing and aid scandal.

Jan 14 • 10:30 UTC

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