Former legal executive jailed for mortgage fraud – Bedfordshire A former legal executive has been jailed for five years for her part in a £1.25 million mortgage fraud. Humaira Shah submitted false mortgage applications to numerous lenders, attempting to defraud them out of nearly £3 million. By the time the fraud came to light, £1.25 million had already been obtained. Shah was part of an organised criminal network and had been recruited because of her position as a property conveyancer. She was convicted of six offences of fraud and eleven counts of converting criminal property. See the BBC article for full details.

We currently represent a number of professional facing charges of assisting in mortgage frauds. This is a very specialised area of the law and requires particular attention to detail. We have found that many of our clients have been tricked into assisting professional fraudsters without having been aware of what they were getting themselves involved in. However; all too often, ignorance of the facts is not in itself a defence in this very complex area of legislation. If you are facing chanrges of assisting fraudulent mortgage applications and claims then we would like to hear from you, in the very strictest of confidence. Please call a member of our specialised criminal defence team on 020 8401 7352.