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What property agents need to know: AML guru Malcolm Driscoll on spotting red flags & closing the door on corrupt money
Anti-money laundering compliance in the luxury property sector has never been more important, with property brokers often on the front line of the battle against corrupt finance
11 key takeaways: The Budget 2023 for HNWIs & business owners
Required Reading: Mishcon de Reya provides an essential briefing on the key announcements in yesterday's Budget statement, highlighting 11 need-to-know policy and tax changes...
AML Essentials: Property agents’ five most-asked questions on anti-money laundering compliance
AML expert Caroline Walters answers the five most frequently asked questions put to FCS Compliance in 2022 for the property market…
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‘A complete vindication’: Super-prime estate agency wins high-profile legal battle with former client
Interior designer faces £520k bill after Becky Fatemi's Rokstone triumphs in 'hard-fought and emotionally charged' case over unpaid commission.
HMRC warns of looming deadline for companies to revalue UK residential properties
ATED revaluations need to be completed by 1st April.
Competition & Markets Authority launches housebuilding probe
'The quality and cost of housing is one of the biggest issues facing the country,' says CMA boss.
Required Reading: Typed name is sufficient to transfer interest in property
There's 'a wide discretion when showing compliance with the usual legal formalities relating to the transfer of beneficial interests in property', say lawyers Emma Preece & Laura Bushaway, following a…
SDLT: Black and White, or (50) Shades of Grey?
Matt Spencer and Charlotte Jeanroy of Kingsley Napley explore the 'wonderfully complicated' world of Stamp Duty, highlighting a number of legitimate ways buyers can mitigate their transaction tax burden
The Registration Gap: How long does it take for a transaction to be processed by the Land Registry?
A recent service update on processing times revealed that the Land Reg receives around 2.3 million applications and requests per month.
52,000 UK properties ‘still owned anonymously’, despite new transparency law
Around half of registrable firms have failed to comply with UK's new rules around transparency, new analysis suggests.
Those who missed this week’s overseas entities deadline face ‘severe restrictions on their ability to buy and sell property’
Companies House is 'now assessing and preparing cases for enforcement action'.