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Warning: Emails claiming to be from a law firm called Trent Law (Solicitors)

17 October 2025

Emails have been sent purporting to be from Trent Law (Solicitors), misusing their details and name of a genuine law firm in connection to transfers of fund for property purchases.

What is the scam?

The SRA has been informed that emails have been sent to several recipients purporting to be from Trent Law (Solicitors) in connection to the transfer of funds following property purchase transactions.

The emails misuse the name and address of a genuine firm (see genuine details below). Within the emails the senders are requesting for payments for deposits, they have provided bank details for their client care accounts. All the emails which have been by the SRA have all had different banking details.

A third party has registered two lookalike domains (trentlaws.co.uk and trenlaws.co.uk) which are being used to send spoofed emails. The genuine domain email for Trent Law is trentlaw.co.uk (no s).

The emails also provide a postal address of 16 The Triangle, NG2 Business Park, Nottingham NG2 1AE, a contact numbers of 0333 3444 397, fax number of 0333 3224 398 website address of 'www.trentlaw.co.uk'. These details have been misused as they are details of a genuine firm.

Any business or transactions through the email addresses mentioned above are not undertaken by any individual or firm authorised and regulated by the SRA.

Is there a genuine firm or person?

The SRA authorises and regulates a genuine firm of solicitors called Trent Law LTD (Trading Name – Trent Law (Solicitors) (SRA ID 597524) who are located at 16 The Triangle, NG2 Business Park, Nottingham, NG2 1AE.

Trent Law LTD have confirmed that they do not have any connection with the above matter.

What should I do?

When a firm's or individual's identity has been copied exactly (or cloned), due diligence is necessary. If you receive correspondence claiming to be from the above firm(s) or individual(s), or information of a similar nature to that described, you should conduct your own due diligence by checking the authenticity of the correspondence by contacting the law firm directly by reliable and established means. You can contact the SRA to find out if individuals or firms are regulated and authorised by the SRA and verify an individual's or firm's practising details. Other verification methods, such as checking public records (e.g. telephone directories and company records) may be required in other circumstances.