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New York has it right on property market transparency – Khan
Labour mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan has called for New York-style transparency on all property transactions in London
Why the Panama Papers’ legacy of tax avoidance began with Blair & Brown
Morality aside, who can blame the world's super-rich from heading to London and taking advantage of legal tax efficiencies, asks William Cash
Government plans to ‘lift the veil’ on foreign companies buying UK real estate
In June, the UK will become the first G20 country to set up a publicly accessible central registry showing who really owns and controls companies. It
High Court slashes estate agent’s ‘outrageous’ money laundering fine
A £169,652 fine imposed on a Northamptonshire estate agency for failings related to money laundering regulation has been ridiculed by a High Court judge, who called the amount "seriously disproportionate", "…
Kahn calls for end to buyer anonymity in London
Mayoral candidate Sadiq Kahn has turned his steely gaze to the topic of transparency in the London property market.
US luxury property market shudders as HNW buyers lose anonymity
The US prime property market is reeling after the government announced plans to effectively end buyer anonymity in New York and Miami.
Only 179 cases deemed ‘suspicious’ by estate agents last year – Transparency International
A new report has slammed the UK's system of anti-money laundering supervision as "woefully inadequate" and "structurally unsound", and called for a single "super" supervisor to oversee key sectors.
Carrington on Q3: A vendor should not expect to see a 10% annual appreciation on their asset any more
The old argument of prevailing market conditions just being the natural forces of supply and demand doesn’t wash when the outlier that is the massive influx of overseas investment tips rising house prices i…
Off(shore) Market: London’s £100bn-worth of property owned by overseas companies
Offshore-based "corporate entities" have bought up over £100bn-worth of property across London within the last six years - including one in six homes in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and many …
Bricks & Mortals: What does ‘safe’ mean in the London property market today?
When it comes to investing in the capital's property market, the term 'safe' has taken on a very different meaning in recent years; the best bet remains investing in some good quality advice beforehand, says…
Property Ombudsman updates Codes of Practice
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has just issued amended and updated versions of all its Codes of Practice for sales, lettings and buying agents UK and Scotland, in order to keep pace with legislative…
Anti-money laundering rule change ‘crucial’ for the London market
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.
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