Society | Aug 04

Sekisui House swindled in land deal

Homebuilder Sekisui House was swindled in a land deal valued at more than 6 billion yen earlier this year, the company revealed on Wednesday, reports TV Asahi

Between April and June, Sekisui House engaged in negotiations for the purchase of a 2,000-square-meter property. Located in Shingawa Ward, the property is suitable for the construction of an apartment building.

After paying 6.3 billion yen through a real estate company (the total purchase price was 7.0 billion yen) to a woman who claimed to be the owner on June 1, the homebuilder applied with the regional legal affairs bureau for the change in ownership of the property's registration.

However, the request was denied eight days later once it was revealed that a passport and other documents provided by the woman were found to be forgeries. The whereabouts of the woman are now unknown.

Sekisui House has since lodged a complaint with Tokyo Metropolitan Police.

Source: ANNnewsCH

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