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Government vows to go after ‘sharp-suited facilitators’ in dirty money crackdown
'People have bought houses with cash, and somehow some estate agents have not thought that is remotely suspicious', vents security minister Ben Wallace
Bloomberg: Crooked banker tapped professionals to manage web of dirty money
Investigation shines a spotlight on the 'enablers' involved in overseeing the luxury assets of Azerbaijan’s Jahangir Hajiyev - reportedly including a set of super-prime mansions on the prestigious St Ge…
Money laundering fines rocket as HMRC gets tough on dodgy dealings
Volume of fines handed down to UK companies - including estate agencies - nearly doubled in 2017-18
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.
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CLS finds new buyer for landmark Albert Embankment block
Resi developer acquires prime riverside building in Central London & plans to create set of 'unrivalled residences'
Revealed: London’s ‘most desirable neighbourhoods’
Savills has used socio-economic and health data from the Census alongside house price records to rank the capital's top enclaves for prime and super-prime property buyers.
Ranked: Britain’s most expensive streets in 2024
Rightmove's data shows a marked increase in buying interest in London's top-tier postcodes compared to last year, as the portal highlights addresses with the highest asking prices for sale and rent across…
Major Foxtons shareholders reiterate calls for a sale
London estate agency is working with NM Rothschild, reports The Sunday Times.
‘Trophy’ West End retail & luxury resi scheme hits the market
Investment giant instructs agents to find buyer for flagship retail unit & 11 high-end apartments.
Sales launch at Fifth Avenue’s tallest resi tower
1,000-foot Beaux-Arts-inspired building has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.
Regal ‘repositions’ as expansion plans take shape
Resi-led developer creates new brand portfolio to support 'increasingly diversified' strategy
Historic Cadogan Place building available for the first time in 60 years
Freehold property, currently arranged as flats, is a 'gardener & historian's dream'
Tom Bill: Slow recovery for UK housing market as it awaits political & economic clarity
Recent indicators suggest transaction volumes are rising as spring approaches but the pressure on pricing is downwards.
Jennet Siebrits: Are homeowners right to feel brighter this year?
CBRE's research chief explains what the firm's latest consumer survey tells us about sentiment, spending and savings patterns & expectations for the year ahead.
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Annual rental growth of 3.8% was up only slightly last month, while activity levels fell back after a good start to the year.
Savills auction boosted by hat-trick of Chelsea sales
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