The South Korean government is intensifying investigations into fraudulent apartment applications, particularly focusing on the points system concerning dependent family members used to gain unfair advantages in the housing allocation process.
Amid the recent scandal involving the controversial candidacy of Lee Hye-hoon for the Minister of Planning and Budget, the South Korean government is conducting detailed investigations into fraudulent applications for apartments supplied in regulated areas last year. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced that it is analyzing suspicious cases involving over 40 major housing complexes, with a sharper focus on tactics such as 'dummy unmarried' and 'dummy relocation', particularly in the context of the 'Raemian One Pentas' apartments in Seocho-gu, Seoul. These investigations have been triggered by controversies surrounding certain applicants, prompting discussions about the need for reform in the points system associated with private housing allocations to prevent fraud and protect genuine home-seekers.
