Residential  Conveyancing

When your property could be at risk of property fraud and how to reduce the risk.

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So, after all the searching, you have found the right property and your offer has been accepted. It's now time to start the conveyancing process and below is a simple step by step guide to give you an understanding of the process and hopefully avoid any nasty surprises. 1. Choose your conveyancer or solicitor. For more details on choosing, take a look at my blog entitled Choosing the right conveyancer for you. If you need a mortgage to purchase the property, now you will mak

Conveyancing fraud is on the rise and one particular type of fraud is Buyer Deposit Redirection Fraud. In 2015 86 buyers lost their deposit to fraudsters and, in 2016, that number increased to 159 and is currently costing buyers £45,000 a day. This form of fraud targets email communications between a conveyancer and client after the client’s computer has been hacked. When a computer has been hacked malware is left behind which is triggered by specific words. These words wou