Is English law on property fraud fit for purpose?

Peter Robinson (+44 (0)20 7412 0050, pr@hunters-solicitors.co.uk) is joint head of the property department and MLRO at Hunters Solicitors (incorporating May, May & Merrimans).

Who is to blame when a buyer is duped into paying a fraudster for a title that the latter doesn’t own; and who then actually owns the property? Peter Robinson of Hunters discusses recent case law on the remedies.