Fraud risk: Homebuyers warned against information sharing
Many homebuyers could be putting themselves at risk of fraud by sharing sensitive personal information with a conveyancer, estate agent ...
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Ask the legal expert: How long does it take to buy or sell a home?
Do you still pay solicitor’s fees if your buyer pulls out? What should you do if your cash buyer is ...
Home buying and selling: How to protect yourself against identity theft and fraud
Home buyers and sellers must submit a lot of personal information to ensure identify theft and anti-money laundering protocols are ...
Reason for rejection: Tool offers insight into mortgage decision
An online tool which helps people understand more about why they might have been rejected for a mortgage has been ...
Avoiding money laundering suspicion when applying for a mortgage
According to experts fraudulent mortgage applications increased by 5% in 2019 and 13% of adults believed it was ‘reasonable’ to ...
Homebuyers and sellers are putting themselves at risk of fraud by focussing on the wrong things
Consumers are not as worried as they should be about conveyancing fraud, putting them at risk of losing life-changing sums ...
Watch out for fraud and scams
Fraud is everywhere and conveyancing scams can hit people really hard as large sums of money are involved in housing ...
Mortgage fraud: Rise in borrowers lying about their income
There has been a rise in the number of ‘fraudulent’ mortgage applications where people have lied or exaggerated information to ...
Conveyancing fraud victims could find it easier to recover money under new plans
Victims of conveyancing fraud could find it easier to get their money back under a new plans being proposed by ...
Cyber blind homebuyers are sitting ducks for conveyancing fraud
“Cyber blind” home buyers are unaware of the risks cyber criminals pose when buying a property, potentially leaving themselves open ...
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