Having a house sold from under you & WHAT YOU CAN DO

I’ve listened to all these cases on radio 4.
I know that the BBC is doing all they can to get the power of attorney reversed.

I heard it too, on Radio 4. I was driving, so just got the gist of it.
Gosh, what a mess ! The innocent real home-owners - feel so sorry for them. It’ll be some time before they get their house back ……
Let’s all be warned - I was planning to rent a room in my house to an Ukranian single lady, but the idea was quickly shot down by my children……

We have our own and dds’ houses registered with the Land Reg alert scheme, and AFAIK there’s no charge - not yet that I’ve heard of, anyway. We recently had an email telling us about some activity - which we knew about, and was legitimate.

I’m registered for property alerts and there’s no charge.

Crazy H what do you mean about renting a room to a Ukrainian lady? How can that be risky in this context???

Max Hasting, ex Daily Telegraph, had such an experience. A tenant of a property he owned 'sold' the house to an unsuspecting buyer.

The Hastings didn't lose their property but the poor buyer lost over a million pounds!

mumofmadboys

Crazy H what do you mean about renting a room to a Ukrainian lady? How can that be risky in this context???

I too was sorry to read this and question the relevance. Ukrainian refugees all over the country are desperately in need of accommodation as the 6 month initial period comes to an end.
Many will end up homeless, housed perhaps in hostels and hotel rooms with their children, possibly hundreds of miles away from where they have got children into schools or nurseries, started ESOL courses, found jobs or formed friendship groups.

I don't want to offend (but probably will - so 'sorry in advance' but a bit of care in offering accommodation isn't a bad idea. A younger relative working around the Border Force made the point that those arriving by boat are effectively locked up to be 'processed' before having their right to stay examined (a year or so on - but that is another story). Most are allowed to remain.
Meanwhile anyone arriving from - or purporting to arrive from Ukraine - is subject to few if any checks. The law of averages suggests that along with desperate and needy folk will be a few chancers. So caution should be exercised for the safety of those coming in (to prevent exploitation by hosts) and the safety of hosts (to prevent exploitation by guests).