{"id":28791,"date":"2026-06-11T08:04:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=28791"},"modified":"2026-06-11T08:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:06:32","slug":"landlords-guide-to-avoiding-property-fraud","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/web-stories\/landlords-guide-to-avoiding-property-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"A landlord\u2019s guide to avoiding property fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Source+Sans+3%3Awght%40400%3B700&amp;family=Roboto\" 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100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.09709%;top:61.8123%;width:89.56311%;height:9.70874%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% \/ 3.3333333333333335% 3.3333333333333335% 3.3333333333333335% 3.3333333333333335%\" id=\"el-2c26e5b7-fb1e-401f-8e64-d2b1c45973c5\">\n<h1 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6981029810298099% 0;font-family:&quot;Source Sans 3&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.372168em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Landlords beware, don\u2019t fall victim to property fraud<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:4.85437%;top:75.72816%;width:61.16505%;height:4.36893%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7936507936507936% 0.7936507936507936% 0.7936507936507936% 0.7936507936507936% \/ 7.4074074074074066% 7.4074074074074066% 7.4074074074074066% 7.4074074074074066%\" id=\"el-c97f7770-e4da-4659-afd2-ba7d6b07c22a\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.8888888888888882% 0;font-family:&quot;Source Sans 3&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.323625em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Marc von Grundherr<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:4.85437%;top:80.09709%;width:61.16505%;height:3.39806%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7936507936507936% 0.7936507936507936% 0.7936507936507936% 0.7936507936507936% \/ 9.523809523809524% 9.523809523809524% 9.523809523809524% 9.523809523809524%\" id=\"el-216128a5-e030-4145-a2a6-4301d908c718\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6666666666666665% 0;font-family:&quot;Source Sans 3&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.242718em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">June 11, 2026, 08:04 AM IST<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"67af6807-3376-4055-b265-042dda5c68a8\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#c2c9d1\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-e0e31532-e6b9-468c-8b7a-38c30e4eb01b\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-property-fraud-involves-criminals.webp\" alt=\"Property fraud\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-property-fraud-involves-criminals.webp 720w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-property-fraud-involves-criminals-576x1024.webp 576w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-property-fraud-involves-criminals-169x300.webp 169w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-property-fraud-involves-criminals-150x267.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 40%, rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 40%, rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:6.31068%;top:81.22977%;width:87.62136%;height:14.23948%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.554016620498615% 0.554016620498615% 0.554016620498615% 0.554016620498615% \/ 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273%\" id=\"el-d997dbdd-9037-4560-a86f-af8bd2c6dc4d\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.7135734072022157% 0;font-family:&quot;Source Sans 3&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.372168em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Property fraud involves criminals targeting unsuspecting landlords to steal or misuse ownership rights<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"a5249962-7a6e-41f3-bafe-d6ed17bea131\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#5b5047\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-85c3e31e-6f66-4b3b-88fd-6ce50222adda\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-fraudsters-can-forge-title-deeds.webp\" alt=\"Fraudsters can forge title deeds\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-fraudsters-can-forge-title-deeds.webp 720w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-fraudsters-can-forge-title-deeds-576x1024.webp 576w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-fraudsters-can-forge-title-deeds-169x300.webp 169w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-fraudsters-can-forge-title-deeds-150x267.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:4.12621%;top:76.86084%;width:95.87379%;height:14.23948%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5063291139240507% 0.5063291139240507% 0.5063291139240507% 0.5063291139240507% \/ 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273% 2.272727272727273%\" 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