Tenant sues landlord claiming UK flat was sublet as he was stranded abroad

Social housing resident Filippe Scalora alleges a stranger moved into his flat while he could not get home in pandemic

A social housing tenant is suing his landlord for 1m in damages, alleging that a housing officer illegally sublet his home when he was stranded abroad at the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020.

Filippe Scalora's case against Clarion will allege that when he returned to the flat he discovered a stranger had been sleeping in his bed and using his towels, cutlery, crockery and computer.