Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 19111

Property: Fraud

Tabled: 10 December 2024
Answered: 18 December 2024

Question

Marie Goldman

Liberal DemocratChelmsford

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

Matthew Pennycook
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...

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