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Mips

ian.bathgate wrote: »

i know he forged it because ive seen the forged documentation from the land registry.what im wondering is what the land registry will do about it

Well he's not going to get a pat on the head and a sticker, is he?

This is serious fraud. No doubt some kind of stop will be placed on the transaction?

Can you eloborate a little? How did you come to find out, as I am sure this is a spanner in your brother in laws works...

Is it a recent thing?

bendix

I find this all very hard to believe. I've heard of shoplifting, but come on . . . if you were going to choose something to steal, the last thing you'd choose is a bloody house.

Imagine how big the getaway car is going to have to be.

Pssst

Just forge it back into your name.

It amazes me how apparently simple it is to fool the landreg.

I have seen a nice detached in the country with an old girl living in it. I'm going to take possession of it in the same way.

g_attrill

I doubt he now "owns" the house, in that there was no contract to sell your half, however it is still serious fraud (in that he could now sell it and disappear) and you should be contacting the police in the first instance. I doubt the Land Registry would advise anything else, although they may have a police liason who could help.

princeofpounds

It is called theft of title and you need to contact the land registry, a lawyer (for sure) and the police (most likely).

You must deal with it as there is a time limit for contesting it (though I think it's quite long, but even so...)

What will happen? There will be an investigation in order to establish who the correct identity of the owner was, and whether the transfer was done by that owner. If not, the land registry will look at reversing the transaction or paying compensation if that proves impossible (if it is sold on by the fake owner or something).

mlz1413

If i remember correctly your the man who hasn't had any dealings with your BIL for years - since inherting the house 50/50 with him? But you found out he was trying to sell and wondered where you stood?

If so stop asking for general advise on a free public forum and go and appoint yourself a good solicitor and inform the police of your findings - something is not right and you need to take action. Informed legal action and pronto.

If your brother does manage to sell this house and receive the proceeds he will move and if you lose track of him that will be the last you see of your inhertiance.

ian.bathgate

Dippychick wrote: »

Well he's not going to get a pat on the head and a sticker, is he?

This is serious fraud. No doubt some kind of stop will be placed on the transaction?

Can you eloborate a little? How did you come to find out, as I am sure this is a spanner in your brother in laws works...

Is it a recent thing?

it was done last year i only found out when i wrote to the land registry to change my contact details recently

Troubled_Joe

How long ago did this (allegedly) happen? The Land Reg now require an ID1 form to be filed out and your ID verified by a solicitor etc if you are acting in person on a transaction. The idea being to stop something like this happening.

ian.bathgate

april 2008

Troubled_Joe

I've just been reliably informed by a colleague that the ID1 only came in in November 2008. Sorry.