Property: Fraud
Commons · Question 19111 · Tabled 10 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Marie Goldman
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) providing support for victims to recover investments and (b) holding perpetrators accountable in cases of fraudulent
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 18 Dec 2024
HM Land Registry provides a state guarantee which in appropriate circumstances financially compensates victims of property registration fraud.HM Land Registry has the power to seek recovery of indemnity payments from perpetrators of fraud and conveyancers...