A reverend received a concerned call from a neighbour informing him that someone was inside his home - however, when he got there he discovered the house had been "stolen" and sold.
Mike Hall was away from his property working when was tipped off by a worried neighbour that someone was inside his house.
After making the four-hour drive home the next morning from North Wales to Luton in August, Mr Hall found that his home had been stripped bare and a builder was in completing work, reports North Wales Live.
The property had been stripped of everything, including carpets, curtains, and all of his possessions.
Mr Hall confronted the builder, who left to go get the new owner's father, who said that he had bought the terraced property in July.
It’s unclear how long Mr Hall had been away from his property.
The police were called but Mr Hall claims they initially told him it was a civil matter, not a criminal one.
An investigation found Mr Hall's identity had been stolen and used to sell the house - and the fraudster had banked the proceeds.
Speaking of the moment he arrived home, he told BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours: "I went to the front door, tried my key in the front door, it didn't work and a man opened the front door to me.
"I pushed him [the builder] to one side and got in the property. I really didn't know what he was doing there."
An investigation found a duplicate driving licence and bank account set up in the name of Mr Hall had been used to sell the house to the new owner for £131,000.
Mr Hall said: "I was shocked - having seen the house in the state it was, I was in a bit of a state of shock anyway.
"But then to be told by the police they didn't believe a criminal offence had been committed here was just unbelievable."
Mr Hall says he has checked Land Registry documents and it shows the new buyer as the registered owner of his home, meaning they legally own the property.
The solicitors involved in the property transaction, which haven't been named, told the BBC there was an ongoing police investigation which meant they couldn't comment further.
The Land Registry paid out a total of £3.5million in compensation for property fraud last year.
It said: "We work with professional conveyancers, such as solicitors, and rely on them and the checks that they make to spot fraudulent attempts to impersonate property owners.
"Despite our efforts, every year we do register a very small number of fraudulent transactions."
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