Manchester City Council to tackle scourge of social housing tenancy fraud starting with key amnesty Monday 2 February 2026 More Articles News stories News archive From today (Monday 2 Feb 2026) the Council will start a key amnesty allowing tenants in social rented homes to hand in their keys without consequence if they are renting out a home illegally. The amnesty that will come to an end at the end of the month (Friday 27 Feb 2026) is the first stage of a campaign to tackle tenancy fraud city-wide. This type of fraud can be a criminal offence and takes homes away from those that…