If a new client instructs me on the sale of a property and I have not acted for that person before, then in addition to the normal ID checks and due diligence, I can recommend asking the would-be client if they can tell me in what year they purchased and who acted for them.
The latter detail can be verified by the Land Registry.
Richard Cohen, Kennard Wells Solicitors, Epping, London
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