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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Andrew Penman

Is this finally the action that's so desperately needed to tackle the great fake companies fiasco?

The letter from Companies House began “Congratulations on becoming a director”.

Which was news to Emma Dailey, who has lived in her flat for 12 years and is certain it is not home to any company directors.

Similar letters have been dropping through the letter boxes of all seven flats in Miller Lodge in Rainham, Essex, bemusing and worrying the residents. The flats in this one small residential block have been used as the registered office addresses of 15 companies incorporated between September 6 and 9.

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