The Rise Of Fake ID Documents
It is estimated that property fraud has cost the UK Land Registry more than £73million over the past 18 years, with an average pay-out to a victim costing upwards of £100,000. Property fraud and the rise of fake ID documents is on the rise, with more onus being put on solicitors involved in property transactions […]
Seller Questionnaire Dispute Results In Court Battle
The detail needed in the sellers’ questionnaire has been thrown into the spotlight the week as a couple in Oxfordshire pulled out of a sale, despite already making a £108,000 deposit, because the property information they were given omitted crucial details. The property transaction involving a £1.08 million barn conversion in Oxfordshire fell through in 2017 […]
Public Demand Government Gazundering Regulations
The majority (80%) of all homeowners are looking for the Government to create legislation preventing gazumping and gazundering. Almost a third (31%) of respondents had experienced the inconvenience and heartache of a home sale falling through because of gazumping or gazundering in the last ten years, according to research from Market Financial Solutions. Respondents found […]