End London’s ‘welcome mat’ for money launderers says Committee

A Marylebone-based agency has called for a fundamental change in current anti-money laundering legislation, because the government and HMRC "don't understand" how the property market works in the capital.

Seeing as you can never be too careful, here's legal eagle Ed Allan with a run-through of the most common types of property fraud and some effective preventative measures...

If the government were looking to boost Treasury coffers from the change to stamp duty, it looks as if they'll be sorely mistaken.