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by iso1631 1692 days ago
Vast majority of house sales involve at least one of

* an estate agent

* a mortgage company (on the purchase or the sale)

* involve a sale at a market rate

* involve parties that know each other personally (family etc).

To not have any of those surely should raise a warning flag that "this requires a little more investigation" than a forged driving license. This wasn't an abandoned house being sold after being empty for several years.