Crime
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Police searching for driver who ran over estate agent during viewing
Met police says 'random' attack on agent and client outside newbuild development is under investigation but no arrest has been made yet.
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Fraudster to pay back cash he stole from Yopa and Lottery
Haroon Cassim is to pay back £500,000 of the £1.5m he stole from both the hybrid agency and The National Lottery as an employee.
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Met police confirm investigation into Suzy Lamplugh death is ‘ongoing’
Police force commits to solving mystery of disappeared estate agent as Sky broadcasts two-part documentary into Lamplugh's presumed murder.
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“We had no idea!” Estate agencies astounded after brothel discovered
Madam sentenced for running eight brothels in Torbay include a central operation on a busy town centre street packed with estate agencies.
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Face up to it
Money laundering using property transactions may be an age-old problem, but 2021 will present new threats and changes for agents on the frontline, says Lisa Isaacs.
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Dodgy developer who duped estate agents sentenced to 21 months in jail
Bristol judge sentences Dubai-based businessman Sanjiv Varma over contempt of court after scam scheme collapses.
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Former estate agent who stole from Belvoir branch escapes jail
Heather McCarthy has now stolen thousands from three employers but after recent birth of child judge said a custodial sentence was inappropriate.
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‘Strongest evidence yet’ emerges to explain fate of Suzy Lamplugh
The body of the young estate agent, who disappeared in 1986 following a viewing, may have been thrown in a canal in Essex, a former policeman has claimed.
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Fake estate agent reveals ease of scamming tenants via free-to-list sites
Preet-kaur Johal was only discovered at the last moment when the landlord turned up at the property unexpectedly.
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Notorious property scam moves into its final stage after FCA action
Samuel Exall and associates ripped off some £3 million from inexperienced investors via a land banking scheme.
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