Warning of huge increase in fraudsters targeting the property market
Renters are at risk from criminals taking advantage of the squeezed property market, an association has warned.
Warning: Email with QR code falsely claiming to be from the Solicitors Regulation Authority
Emails with a QR code purportedly for ‘2FA Legal Membership Agreement’ are not genuine emails from the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of Joshua Gardner
An email has been sent misusing the name of Joshua Gardner.
4 in 5 conveyancers would not enter the profession today, survey reveals
But the Bold Legal Group tops the poll when over 200 conveyancers responded to: “Which organisations do you feel effectively represent the intentions and views of residential conveyancers?”
Warning: Darcy Law claiming to be a firm of Solicitors
Darcy Law is claiming to be a firm of solicitors in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
Warning: Website for ‘Solicitors Funding Limited Partnership’
The website ‘www.solicitors-funcing.com’ is operating falsely claiming to be for a law firm.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Emails have been sent to members of the public purporting to be from Catriona Aldridge of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP in relation to a supposedly overdue bill.
Warning: Email misusing the name of Linklaters LLP
An email has been sent from the email domain ‘@linklatersgroup’ in relation to a supposed outstanding invoice misusing the name of Linklaters LLP.
Trading Standards issues important updated guidance to agents
The National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team has issued guidance with regard to supplementary terms for property listings.
Fraud probe held up by year-long Land Registry delay
An investigation into a fraud where a grandfather’s house was sold ‘without his knowledge’ has been delayed for over a year by the Land Registry failing to release key documents.
BoE’s CHAPS payments system suffers outage
The Bank of England says it suffered “a technical issue” which prevented it from opening its real-time gross settlement service and its CHAPS high-value payments system this morning (14 August).
Warning: Email misusing the name of Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP and John Adams
An email has been sent to an individual misusing the name of John Adams of Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP.