Fraudulently backdated and fabricated lease agreements have been used in Jamaica to encumber properties, block legitimate sales, and create negotiating leverage against owners. This report examines how sham leases are constructed and the legal process for having them set aside.

The use of cryptocurrency as a medium of payment or as a purported investment vehicle has been layered onto property fraud schemes in Jamaica, creating additional complexity for victims seeking recovery and for investigators tracing proceeds. This report examines how these hybrid schemes operate.

Applications to confirm or quiet title to land in Jamaica are a legitimate mechanism for resolving long-standing uncertainties in ownership. Fraudsters have manipulated this process by filing false applications, suppressing notice to genuine owners, and manufacturing court orders that purport to vest unencumbered title. This report examines these schemes and how genuine owners can protect themselves.

Sellers in Jamaica have concealed serious structural defects — foundation failures, hurricane damage, water ingress, and substandard construction — behind cosmetic repairs carried out to facilitate a sale. This report examines the legal obligations of sellers, the remedies available to buyers, and how pre-purchase inspections can protect against hidden defects.

Property fraud in Jamaica takes many forms, but experienced legal practitioners and investigators have identified a consistent set of warning signs that appear in the majority of cases. This guide distils those signals into a practical checklist that every buyer, seller, and investor should review before committing to any property transaction.

As Kingston’s commercial property values rose through the mid-2010s, so did the sophistication of the title fraud schemes targeting those properties. This report examines how organised fraud networks exploited weaknesses in the conveyancing system to attack commercial titles in New Kingston, Downtown, and the growing business corridors of St Andrew.

Despite the Real Estate (Dealers and Developers) Act requiring registration with the REB, a significant proportion of property transactions in Jamaica are facilitated by unlicensed individuals who operate outside the regulatory framework with no professional accountability. This report examines the scale of the problem and the risks to buyers and sellers who engage unregistered practitioners.