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You can't register an alert on an address where status is marked as 'Unavailable' so no.
Man’s house sold without his knowledge by ID theft fraudsters
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existentialist
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Solicitors, as I understand it, are professionally liable in a way that their minions will not be. It will be the practice that pays out, though I imagine there may be implications for the hypothetical minion's future career...
Raheem
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There's just that fine line, isn't there?
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
eta - you'd have to contact Land Registry I assume and get it registered
My sister is a non-practicing solicitor but previously worked in private practice. I asked her if she'd be doing her own conveyancing when she bought a place and she said there's no way she'd touch it as she didn't have insurance. (And her sale was really straightforward too as she'd been renting the place for a few years.)
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
I thought that was anyone who acts for themselves
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
I have often (ok, once, just now) wondered whether GPs do their own prostate exams.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
There was a case like that in Scotland a few years back and IIRC the owner still got convicted!
cupid_stunt
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It's certainly possible, I knew a process server that once had to serve papers on a [former] solicitor, locked up in Bristol prison after his criminal conviction for mortgage fraud, the papers were concerning the civil case.
It certainly would be odd for an actual solicitor to get involved with that amount, the case I mentioned above was certainly for over £500k and 20 years ago too, but I guess it could be a member of staff in the solicitors' office, i.e. paid or blackmailed to do something like this on purpose -
bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
Yeah, the mortgage fraudsters tended to be serial offenders that take a huge sum and can take years to be found out, whereas this is small potatoes and high risk, not worth losing one's practising certificate for.
A friend's solicitor got done for fraud for not paying his stamp duty to HMRC. The first he knew about it was when he got a stern letter from HMRC saying he hadn't paid it and that he owed them money with a fine on top. He could prove he'd paid it to the solicitor -- who it turned out had done the same to various other clients too -- but he was a bit 
for a while. (No idea what the story was with the solicitor as they were obviously going to get caught.)
for a while. (No idea what the story was with the solicitor as they were obviously going to get caught.)bluescreen
tofu eating wokerati
That sounds like someone who'd been draining his client account for a long time until it caught up with him.A friend's solicitor got done for fraud for not paying his stamp duty to HMRC. The first he knew about it was when he got a stern letter from HMRC saying he hadn't paid it and that he owed them money with a fine on top. He could prove he'd paid it to the solicitor -- who it turned out had done the same to various other clients too -- but he was a bit
Yeah, there was obviously whatever behind it as it was clear they'd get caught. My friend had HMRC on his back and it was all very stressful but then the police/Law Society whatever got involved and it got resolved (I'm guessing from the solicitor's insurance?)That sounds like someone who'd been draining his client account for a long time until it caught up with him.
equationgirl
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Check out the equivalent of the Land Registry in Scotland to see if they offer a similar service.
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