Tag: Mortgage fraud
Property hijacks prompt fraud alert from the FSA
Financial watchdog is alerting landlords to watch out for property hijacking by fraudsters and crooked mortgage brokers.
The Financial...
New Move to Combat Buy to Let Fraudsters
Buy to let lenders are making deals tougher for property investors who try and purchase off-plan or at below market value.
In the latest...
Mortgage Lenders and HMRC Team up to Fight Fraud
Mortgage lenders and the tax man are teaming up to beat fraudsters by checking income claims against tax returns and payroll records.
Property fraudsters to pay £200,000 or face longer in jail
Crooked property investors who lied on mortgage applications to finance 19 buy to let homes have to pay back £200,000 of rents in...
Mortgage fraudster stole landlord IDs to con lenders
A mortgage adviser who stole buy to let landlord’s identities to con lenders out of £3 million has started a five year jail term.
Two jailed for fraud of £50million
A £50million mortgage fraud said to be ‘off the scale in terms of the sentencing guidelines for fraud cases’ by a judge has resulted...
Mortgage Express sets aside another £80 million for fraud
Buy to let specialist Mortgage Express expects to write-off another £80 million to loan fraudsters and slack business practices this...
