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You and Yours: Paperwork to protect your house from being stolen and fake reviews

13/01/2022

Paperwork to protect your house from being stolen and fake reviews

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Paperwork to protect your house from being stolen and fake reviews

Calls to make it easier to protect your house from being stolen.

More on our story about the man who had his house stolen. Hear from the man who scours the web for vintage furniture so you don't have to. Which? investigate fake reviews.

Our investigative reporter has the latest on a massive story that went global, the one about the man who had his house stolen by identity frauds because of a vital piece of paperwork. That document from the Land Registry could stop the same thing happening to you, but it's very tricky to fill out. Hear from one woman who has tried to do it. 

More than two million people were caught up in the energy crisis when 26 companies went bust. Hear from people who've been worried about their new accounts in the midst of what's been called an 'administrative nightmare' 

We're looking at fake and 'incentivised' reviews where people get money for saying something positive about a product online.Hear from a woman who complained to Amazon after she was offered vouchers in return for changing a review. Which? have carried out an astonishing investigation into fake review factories.  You'll hear from them. 

Are you fan of vintage furniture but can't be bothered to browse the internet for the best finds? Hear from Nathan Ma who has made it his mission to do just that.

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