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Conveyancing fraud, verification, and compliance, in plain English.
Practical guides for UK conveyancers and property solicitors: how payment diversion happens, what CQS and the SRA require, and how to verify the parties, the documents, and the bank details before completion funds move.
Payment diversion fraud in conveyancing: how it happens and how to stop it
How fraudsters intercept completion funds in UK property transactions, why the change of bank details email is so effective, and the checks that stop money going to the wrong account.
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Payment diversion & fraud
How payment diversion and other conveyancing fraud schemes work, the warning signs to look for, and the controls that stop money going to the wrong account.
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CQS & regulatory compliance
What the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), the SRA, and UK anti-money-laundering rules require of conveyancers, and how to evidence it.
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Verification & technology
Plain-English explanations of the checks behind a verified transaction: bank account checks, document forensics, identity and deepfake screening, and confirmation calls.