Tag: Land Registry
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Changes to post completion conveyancing
For the last few years the mechanism for lenders to discharge registered charges has been by way of an electronic notification of discharge (END). This is to change early 2010. The END has proved to be of great benefit to the conveyancing practices as conveyancers no longer have to chase discharge forms from lenders and…
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Minimising risks faced by property owners as a result of property fraud
Background to property fraud Identity Theft The phenomenon of identity theft has assumed alarmingly high proportions around the world today .Advances in technology often fuel identity theft rather than prevent it , as more and more sophisticated means of identity theft are devised by fraudsters . It is estimated that identity theft costs the UK…
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Who should care if the Land Registry is privatised?
The government may start a selling spree as it acts to reduce record borrowing, set to hit more than 12 percent of gross domestic product this year. The Land Registry has been earmarked by the Government as part of proposals to sell-off £16 billion of public assets to raise cash. So does it matter ?…