Omo Lourita Omuvwie-Momoh

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

The Respondent, practising as Landmarq Solicitors, acted for both lender and borrower in five conveyancing transactions bearing the hallmarks of mortgage fraud. She signed Certificates of Title but failed to register any mortgages at HM Land Registry and paid mortgage advance monies to unconnected third parties, with properties owned/occupied by others. She abandoned her practice (prompting SRA intervention), failed to comply with an asset freezing court order endorsed with a penal notice, and failed to maintain professional indemnity insurance. The Tribunal found all allegations proved and, applying the Twinsectra test, found her conduct dishonest. She was struck off the Roll and ordered to pay costs of £7,578.75.

Duties found breached:

• Honesty
• Integrity
• No conflict between current clients
• No taking unfair advantage
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Uphold public trust in the profession

Aggravating factors:

• Transactions bore the characteristics of mortgage fraud
• Abandonment of practice
• Failure to comply with a court order endorsed with a penal notice
• Mortgage advance monies paid to unconnected third parties