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House "stolen" and sold
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I found out about this case today. I'll continue the thread since many of the posters here are still active.
A man was arrested, as per the last post here, but I've not (yet?) found out what happened to the fraudster.
The Reverend Hall had to fight through the court to get the property back, with the owners arguing against the property's return.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-63392025
As well as Mr Hall fighting to regain ownership, the BBC has learned that over a year later, the new owners are contesting Mr Hall's appeal to have the house transferred back into his name, which may result in a legal tribunal before any decision is made.
When the Reverend Hall got the property back, not that long ago, there were squatters in it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67356354The Reverend Mike Hall returned to his Luton home in July 2021 to discover it had been sold without his permission after his identity was stolen.
He said "justice has been done" after his name was put back on the title of the house by the Land Registry.
However, Mr Hall says he is now dealing with squatters who have moved into the property.
Just curious, but has @ProDave registered (or otherwise actioned) the unregistered property that you/they have? No need to say and apologies if that's an intrusive question.
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RHemmings said:I found out about this case today. I'll continue the thread since many of the posters here are still active.
A man was arrested, as per the last post here, but I've not (yet?) found out what happened to the fraudster.
The Reverend Hall had to fight through the court to get the property back, with the owners arguing against the property's return.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-63392025
As well as Mr Hall fighting to regain ownership, the BBC has learned that over a year later, the new owners are contesting Mr Hall's appeal to have the house transferred back into his name, which may result in a legal tribunal before any decision is made.
When the Reverend Hall got the property back, not that long ago, there were squatters in it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67356354The Reverend Mike Hall returned to his Luton home in July 2021 to discover it had been sold without his permission after his identity was stolen.
He said "justice has been done" after his name was put back on the title of the house by the Land Registry.
However, Mr Hall says he is now dealing with squatters who have moved into the property.
Just curious, but has @ProDave registered (or otherwise actioned) the unregistered property that you/they have? No need to say and apologies if that's an intrusive question.2
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