Conveyancing fraud is the fastest-growing cyber crime targeting the property sector

Why property businesses are a prime target

Attackers spend weeks monitoring email threads between buyers, sellers, solicitors, and estate agents. They identify the moment funds are due to move, then step in with a spoofed or compromised email redirecting payment to a controlled account. By the time the fraud is discovered, the money is gone. Estate agents are targeted both as victims and as attack vectors into solicitors handling the conveyancing.

Property businesses also hold significant personal data — identity documents, financial information, AML records — carrying GDPR obligations and, where regulated, FCA or HMRC compliance requirements. Cyber Essentials provides a practical baseline and is increasingly required by professional indemnity insurers.

What we do for property and real estate businesses

• Cyber Essentials certification — demonstrates security due diligence to clients, lenders, and PI insurers; a baseline for AML and data protection compliance
• Business email compromise assessment — identify exactly how attackers could intercept payment instructions across your transaction workflows
• Email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) — stop attackers spoofing your domain to redirect funds from buyers, vendors, or solicitors
• Client communication security review — understand the attack paths in how payment details and identity documents are shared across parties
• Staff phishing awareness — targeted to the high-value transaction scenarios your team manages daily, not a generic corporate module
• Incident response planning — clear steps if a payment is redirected or client identity data is compromised, including ICO notification obligations

Start with your domain

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