Read Duncan Kreeger's article for the Association of Bridging Professionals about how bridging loan lenders can guard against fraud.
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There is no question, in my mind, that fraud is on the increase. A recent study from KPMG, using their fraud barometer data from January to June this year, saw UK fraud reach £1.1 billion, which is up from £609 million during the same period of 2010, with almost half of that hitting the private sector.