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Agencies & People
Man arrested following estate agency firm’s financial problems
Senior member of team at three-branch S&B Estate Management under investigation after staff and leasehold blocks' bills go unpaid and bank accounts frozen.
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Regulation & Law
Lettings agency boss spared jail for fraudulent transfer from failing company
Creditors left unpaid after letting business Dylan Lettings Worldwide Ltd went into liquidation, with just £3.48 left in the bank.
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Latest property news
Channel Five investigation exposes huge surge in property fraud
Property ownership is a cornerstone of financial stability for millions of people yet the threat of property fraud remains largely underestimated.
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Features
How to defeat the cheats
Lisa Isaacs explores how modern tenant referencing is evolving to keep pace with fraudulent, two-faced tenants.
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Latest property news
Estate and lettings agents warned of perils of property fraud
Estate agents have been warned to be vigilant by Cambridgeshire Constabulary, after a tenant tried to sell the house he rented.
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Latest property news
Trio of benefits with Thirdfort integration
Cloud–based software and technology solutions company, Dye & Durham, has enhanced its poweredbypie/PSG ordering platform by integrating with Thirdfort...
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Crime
Property fraud – coming to a town near you
The leading AML check companies are all reporting criminal activity in regional locations, highlighting how London isn’t always the epicentre, reports Lisa Isaacs.
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Latest property news
Guest Post: Is your estate agency ready for a cyber attack?
Natasha Barrow of Propertymark-approved insurance firm Gallagher warns against complacency over cyber attacks on estate agents.
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HMRC targeting property industry over furlough fraud
Leading employment law firm warns estate agencies to come clean, or risk arrest, over staff who were furloughed but asked to carry on working during lockdown.
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Features
A complaint over the agent’s due diligence
The Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, reviews a case brought by a landlord concerning an agent’s casual management of a tenant’s application.
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