Tag: Mortgage fraud

Mortgage brokers warn against social media mortgage advice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th June 2025, 10 months ago | 1

Mortgage brokers warn of property influencers promoting mortgage fraud that could land people with criminal records. A news story by...

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Property hijacks prompt fraud alert from the FSA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Financial watchdog is alerting landlords to watch out for property hijacking by fraudsters and crooked mortgage brokers. The Financial Services...

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New Move to Combat Buy to Let Fraudsters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let lenders are making deals tougher for property investors who try and purchase off-plan or at below market...

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Mortgage Lenders and HMRC Team up to Fight Fraud

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Mortgage lenders and the tax man are teaming up to beat fraudsters by checking income claims against tax returns and...

Property fraudsters to pay £200,000 or face longer in jail

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Crooked property investors who lied on mortgage applications to finance 19 buy to let homes have to pay back £200,000...

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Mortgage fraudster stole landlord IDs to con lenders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A mortgage adviser who stole buy to let landlord’s identities to con lenders out of £3 million has started a...

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Two jailed for fraud of £50million

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A £50million mortgage fraud said to be ‘off the scale in terms of the sentencing guidelines for fraud cases’ by...

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Mortgage Express sets aside another £80 million for fraud

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Buy to let specialist Mortgage Express expects to write-off another £80 million to loan fraudsters and slack business practices this...

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Brokers warned about buy to let mortgage fraudsters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords and first time buyers are in the firing line as the main perpetrators of mortgage fraud....

Buy to let lenders tighten up on mortgage fraud

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage lenders are barring legal advisors who have not signed up to the new Conveyancing Quality Scheme...

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Brokers blamed for 96% of mortgage fraud

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Fraud investigators are cracking down on brokers falsifying mortgage applications. More than 3,500 fraudulent mortgage cases were picked up by...