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Homeowner Ordered to Repay £225,000 Thames Water Compensation

Karen Imber must return a £225,000 payout she received from Thames Water after falsely claiming her property was unsellable due to flooding. Courts discovered she had already sold the house for £780,000 just a month prior to securing the compensation.

Referenced News Coverage (2 sources)

'Dishonest' homeowner who won £225,000 Thames Water payment claiming her house was 'unsellable' after floods must pay cash back because she'd sold it a month earlier for £780,000 (Daily Mail)
Pensioner pocketed £225k compensation for 'unsaleable' house – after she sold it for £780k (The Independent UK)