
Ripe for the Taking
Evidence is mounting and in this final episode Sue Mitchell discovers that the same thefts of homes and estates is taking place abroad. Could this be the work of the same gang?
It should be impossible to steal a home, but this new narrative podcast from multi award winning investigative reporter Sue Mitchell (Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion, Million Dollar Lover) reveals a gang operating in the UK to steal houses from people who die without a recent will.
The series hears from victims of the gang - and confronts its leaders, highlighting the shortfalls of a creaking system that leaves many others at risk. It also reveals the scale and depth of an ongoing scam which is denying rightful heirs significant windfalls - and depriving the UK Government of inheritance tax revenue.
This is an original investigation. A story never told before, leading across borders and into the dark underbelly of the UK. Over five episodes, Sue reveals a network of companies that connect the gang members and finds evidence that as well as scamming people out of property, they are involved in illegal drugs, money laundering and the sale of UK work visas.
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Broadcast
- Wed 6 Aug 2025 09:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Shadow World
Gripping stories from the shadows - ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ investigations from across the UK.