£325bn in suspect cash funnelled through the UK via high-end service providers
'Groundbreaking' analysis by Transparency International investigates 400 corruption and money laundering cases involving law firms, estate agencies, banks, mortgage firms and interior designers...
Opinions sought on new money-laundering rules for high-end letting agents
The EU's Fifth Money Laundering Directive is slated to come into play in January, requiring UK letting agents dealing in rents above €10k per month to carry out AML checks on their clients.
Government looks to regulate the rental sector; proposes mandatory qualifications for agents & criminal sanctions for ‘rogues’
MPs promise a 'new crackdown' on rogue letting and managing agents; offending agents could face prosecution
New British sanctions regime clamps down on ‘blood money’ property acquisitions
"Those with blood on their hands, the thugs and despots, the henchmen and dictators, will not be free to waltz into this country to buy up property on the King’s Road," declares Foreign Secretary Dominic R…
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PCL promotions for Stuart Bailey & Charles Olver.
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Boutique AHMM-designed development is delivering nearly 30 new residences as part of a huge transformation underway in London's most prestigious district.
Boutique Knightsbridge agency acquires longstanding Chelsea firm
NVP has added lettings & management company HLR to its stable & is on the lookout for further acquisitions.
JLL opens new west London office
Firm responds to 'growing demand' for its services in & around Kew, Chiswick, Brentford & Acton.
BNP Paribas looks to sell Strutt & Parker – report
Reports suggest the French banking group 'has begun sounding out buyers' for the 130-year-old UK estate agency.
In Pictures: Pawson-designed ‘masterpiece’ up for sale in Mayfair
Minimalist 1987 creation was designed by the acclaimed architect for the renowned art collector Doris Lockhart Saatchi.
In Pictures: High-profile Belgravia mansion hits the market at £23.5mn
Storied Lyall Street residence is 'one of the finest houses in the district', say agents.
London Square picks up prime Vauxhall development site
Resi developer continues its acquisition spree in central London.
Côte d’Azur landmark emerges as £300mn luxury resi scheme
London-based developer Caudwell is transforming a famous former Art Deco hotel into 39 ultra-luxe residences.
Fast-growing luxury agency recruits two new lettings directors
United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty continues expansion, bringing in PCL specialists Minnie Stainrod & Olivia McSweeney.
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