An identity crisis at the Registry
Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (1019) 15 May 2010, 105(1)Publication details: 2010Subject(s): Summary: Abolition of land certificates in 2003 and the consequences for conveyancers. Notes that in a five year period there has been a tenfold increase in the number of claims to the Land Registry's indemnity fund as a result of fraud. Argues that the Land Registry has dismissed two obvious solutions to the problem including the closing of the register to public view; in Scotland where searches of registers can only be done by professionals the incidence of fraud is much lower.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Abolition of land certificates in 2003 and the consequences for conveyancers. Notes that in a five year period there has been a tenfold increase in the number of claims to the Land Registry's indemnity fund as a result of fraud. Argues that the Land Registry has dismissed two obvious solutions to the problem including the closing of the register to public view; in Scotland where searches of registers can only be done by professionals the incidence of fraud is much lower.