BBC exposes Ukrainian gangsters using PCL properties to launder ‘dirty money’

New CIL reforms mean local councils now have to declare developers' contributions and how levies are spent

160 properties worth over £4bn have been 'identified as being purchased by high corruption-risk individuals', reports the Joint Committee on the Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill

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.