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by Animats 713 days ago
No, England has a new system, as of 2002. Property ownership records have been centralized, under "HM Land Registry", which has more authority than it used to have. Those records are now treated as definitive. If a fraudster can get a record changed in HM Land Registry, they own the property. The fraudster can only be sued for damages.[1] The fraudster has probably sold the property to an innocent party. That innocent party now has good title to the property, and the original owner is out. People have gone on vacation and had their houses stolen.

[1] https://www.getagent.co.uk/blog/properties/house-sold-withou...

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That article only gives an example of someone who recovered their property after it was fraudulently transferred.