Two 'corrupt' housing officers at a Labour-run authority have been arrested after being suspected of taking bribes before fraudulently allocating hundreds of council houses to tenants.
The officers allegedly demanded cash for properties before wrongly issuing hundreds of social homes in the east London borough of Barking and Dagenham.
They took 'finders fees' and charged 'inflated rents' while luring prospective tenants by promising they could skip long waiting lists for the houses.
Some of these fees were partly paid to the council but a significant portion was not.
The fraudsters advertised on social media, and provided those interested with contacts to obtain affordable housing.
