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Updating the Land Registration Act 2002

Building a more effective land registration system.

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Property fraudsters could be stopped in their tracks by technical fixes of the law, according to the Law Commission.

The independent legal body say HM Land Registry has had to fork out close to £60million in indemnity payments because of fraud over the past decade.

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Law Commissioner Professor Nick Hopkins said:

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Published 19 July 2018

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