What to do when you don’t own 'your' property

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Lawyers are reporting increasing instances of freeholders or leaseholders finding themselves in a pickle when mistakes or fraudulent activity have led to their properties being "owned" by someone else. Nick Wood talks us through what can be done to return them to rightful hands...

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Nick Wood

Associate at Fladgate

Nick Wood is an associate in the real estate team. He has a varied commercial property experience including landlord and tenant matters, investment acquisitions and disposals, corporate support work and development matters. He has acted for a broad range of clients including developers, high net worth individuals, privately owned investment companies and sports teams. Nick trained and practiced at a leading international law firm before joining Fladgate in July 2017.

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Main image: "Legal advice should be sought as soon as possible if you are either surprised by the name of the registered proprietor of 'your' title or if you receive an alert notifying you of fraudulent activity”

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