REAL-SFO-2026-002·UK SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE·
SFO announces investigation in social housing sector
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Summary
The SFO announced a bribery and fraud investigation into the past management of Home REIT, making six arrests and searching seven sites. The agency described suspected offending with an estimated value of £300 million; the allegations remain under investigation. The SFO said the company had raised more than £850 million in its first three years of trading.
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