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Three officers sacked by a west London council are taking legal advice after losing their jobs over £12,000-a-month rent for a council house. The rent officers said they were shocked and they were fired after news of the house was reported. Ealing Council has been paying £12,000 in housing benefits for an Afghan woman and her family to live in a seven-bedroom house off Horn Lane in Acton. The council said the staff were removed as part of a pre-planned restructuring. Last week Ealing said the Afghan family was placed in the privately-owned property as no other house of that size was available. 'Ultimate price' It also emerged the rent for a property of the size in that area would be between £2,000 to £2,500 a month but a new rule enables tenants and landlords to find out the maximum amount of housing allowance available... [read full story]
