Lane Nichols

Each property represents a story of hard luck and financial ruin. But for would-be buyers, the ramshackle homes are potential bargains.

A $3.5 million clifftop Devonport home, owned by a disgraced lawyer who was struck off for misappropriating $1.3 million in client funds, is being forcibly sold by the country's biggest bank.

He still awaits a verdict on 10 money laundering charges involving $600k fraud proceeds.

A Queen's Service Medal holder who duped a young couple into buying a rot-infested house has been ordered to pay $825,000 in damages after losing a high-profile court skirmish.

A high-performance Ferrari worth more than $600,000 was being driven by a luxury dealership staff member when it was involved in a Newmarket crash, leaving it severely damaged and needing costly repairs, the Herald understands.

Klaus took a $1.4m loss on the deal but was apparently still happy to sell.

A disbarred lawyer accused of laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars has been acquitted after a judge ruled prosecutors had failed to prove

Marshal Ahluwalia has been granted a leave of absence until June 22.

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An early model Toyota Aqua was written off in the crash.