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Previous week's stories:
Estranged son nets £78m slice of Soho Estates
pie
Thursday
6th October 2011
Howard
James, the son of Paul Raymond – dubbed the ‘King of Soho’ for his £650 million property and pornography empire,
received £78 million after a settlement was finally agreed with the rest of the family following interminable
negotiations with Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs over the estate. Paul Raymond died three years ago and his
Soho Estates empire, which was built on the profits of pornography, controls swathes of prime
London...
'Most Wanted' fraudulent solicitor
charged
Thursday
6th October 2011
A
solicitor who appeared on Crimestoppers’ list of the ten most wanted UK fraudsters has been arrested and
charged. Ajayi Seun, who was arrested for fraud offences earlier this year...
Brokers all aboard with lenders at NACFB
workshop
Thursday
6th October 2011
Located
on the historic HQS Wellington, last week’s NACFB Regional Workshop featured interesting presentations, lovely
weather and a real chance for brokers to engage with key patrons of the...
Cameron changes tack on debt
speech
Thursday
6th October 2011
The Prime Minister yesterday retreated from his plans to tell the public to pay off their credit card and store
card bills after previews of his Conference speech were criticised. David Cameron dropped calls to pay off debt,
after members of the public protested that those in the red simply cannot afford to clear their debts. Mr Cameron
originally planned to say: “The only way out of a debt crisis is to deal with your debts. That means households –
all of us – paying off the credit card and store card bills. After the protests, the Prime Minister changed his
speech to, “The...
Businessman seduced in £200k
debt-web
Wednesday
5th October 2011
A bigamist who cheated her husband out of £200,000 whilst married to two others has been jailed for 16 months.
Godsgift Tettegah, 39, married demolition company boss John Thurlby in 2008. Mr Thurlby, who is 26 years her
senior, reportedly had no idea that she was secretly married to another Englishman, who was...
Repossession - a threat to
overcome?
Wednesday
5th October 2011
With repossession always a topic of some discussion within the industry, and the latest figures from charity Credit
Action revealing that 99 properties were repossessed every...
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