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Deepfakes to Deletion Orders: Tackling technology enabled sexual offending in the Crime and Policing Act 2026
Sophie Tang
Blue plaques can be found on buildings throughout London marking where prominent historical figures have lived and worked. The scheme was founded in 1866 and is now run by English Heritage. Similar schemes are run outside of London by local authorities and organisations.
The Housing Secretary has detailed the government’s plan to “reset” its approach to building safety in order to “protect leaseholders and make wealthy developers and companies pay to fix the cladding crisis”.
In an increasingly digital world, real estate transactions have become a major target for fraudsters in recent years, with figures showing that property fraud has cost the UK Land Registry more than £70 million over the past 14 years. In 2020 alone, the Land Registry paid out £3.5million in compensation for fraud related cases. Despite advances in security enhancements and rules and regulations, the real estate sector has seen some of the largest instances of fraud, more so than any other industry, and with criminals becoming ever more imaginative this shows no sign of changing.
If you’re looking to buy a house which is listed, it will no doubt be a unique and interesting property full of character. However, you are right to be aware that the fact it is listed means there are additional controls over any works to the property
As you’ll be aware from some of our previous articles, energy efficiency is a hot topic in the property world, and more changes are on their way regarding the minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for commercial properties in the UK.
Sophie Tang
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