Council chief linked to property repairs scandal allegations quits A SENIOR council official suspended in the wake of a wide-ranging corruption investigation into property repairs in Edinburgh has quit his job. Dave Anderson has resigned as director of city development from Edinburgh City Council five months after being sent home from work while "managerial matters" were investigated. However the council has admitted the probe did not find any evidence of major wrongdoing and has now dropped the investigation. In a statement the council said Mr Anderson had decided to leave to pursue a consultancy business. It said its investigations had not found any evidence to doubt his "honesty, intergrity and entrepeneurial abililties." A number of his staff are facing court action and have been sacked after a lengthy probe into the council's property repairs department. Mr Anderson, who had a salary of £123,525 and was previously a senior director of operations in the Scottish Enterprise network, was the most senior figure implicated in the probe. He was sent home after being called to a meeting with chief executive Sue Bruce. The coucil's statement said: "Dave made a significant contribution to the economic development of the city during his time with the council with economic successes arising from his innovative and entrepreneurial approach to his role as Director of city development. His decision to leave the council brings to a close the investigation into his knowledge and management of the issues under scrutiny in the council's property conservation service. It can be confirmed that the investigation has not revealed any evidence to doubt Dave's honesty, integrity and entrepreneurial abilities. We wish him well in his future endeavours. In total, 15 council workers, contractors and associates working for the council's property care department have been charged with fraud, corruption and money laundering. More than 20 people working in various sections of the council have been suspended over the course of the investigation, which was launched by the council more than two years ago. More than 800 people have complained about being overcharged for unnecessary and substandard work by the property conservation department. Since 2005, statutory repair bills have shot up from £9.2 million to about £30m in 2010.