Compliance

SDLT was brought in to cool the market, but this one size-fits-all approach has neither worked for the London market nor the Treasury, says LonRes Chairman William Carrington

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.

'Everybody’s talking about money laundering but it seems like nobody’s doing anything about it' says law firm Fieldfisher after finding out exactly how many investigations have been carried out in…

Global Witness analyses Land Registry data to highlight the scale of property ownership by 'anonymous companies registered in tax havens'

UK's largest estate agency penalised for failing to comply with money laundering regulations; HMRC carries out week-long swoop on property firms around the country

As "gatekeepers", estate agents play a crucial role in the UK Government's ongoing efforts to stamp out money laundering and terrorism financing.

Surveyor set out obligations for property professionals to tackle money laundering, bribery and corruption in the industry.

NAEA Propertymark joins the Government's new Economic Crime Strategic Board

Government slammed for 'trying to legislate by press release' after backtracking on surprise suspension of Tier 1 investor visas

Corruption crackdown brings halt on all new applications for Tier 1 investor visas, which require assets of £2m or more

The average fine for money laundering breaches is now £3,448 - seven times higher than it was two year ago.

“It is remarkable how few Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) come from estate agents given that they are the main facilitators,” declared the Minister of State for Security, Ben Wallace, during a…