Property Market
-
£2M in Fines for a Simple Mistake – How Are Businesses Still Getting This Wrong?
- March 20, 2025
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Art Market, News, Property Market, Uncategorized
No Comments
HMRC has fined businesses over £2M for lapsed MLR registrations. Avoid costly mistakes—use AML Protect, a free reminder service. Sign up today!
-
Latest FATF Plenary Outcomes: Updates to the “Grey List” – February 2025 Update
- March 17, 2025
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Art Market, News, Property Market
Discover the recent updates from the FATF plenary regarding the “grey list” and understand how these changes impact art market participants (AMPs) and property professionals.
-
Webinar: Latest HMRC Fines & New Financial Sanctions Obligations for Lettings
- March 4, 2025
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News, Press, Property Market
With HMRC swift to publish the updated list of penalties, there’s no doubt Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance will remain a top priority in 2025. The pressure to stay vigilant has also intensified, with OFSI (Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation) introducing new financial sanctions laws for all lettings professionals. Coming into force this May, these rules
-
The May 2025 Sanctions Deadline: What Letting Agents Must Do Now
- February 6, 2025
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News, Property Market
From 14 May 2025, new financial sanctions regulations will take effect, placing stricter obligations on letting agents.
-
New Rules, New Risks: 5 Estate Agent Watchouts for 2025
- February 6, 2025
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News, Property Market
As we move further into 2025, the compliance landscape for lettings and estate agents continues to evolve.
-
2024 AML Recap for the Property Market
- February 6, 2025
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News, Property Market
2024 was a year in which we continued to see regular reports of money laundering cases involving the purchase of property in the real estate market.
-
Webinar: Latest HMRC Fines & New Financial Sanctions Obligations for Lettings
- February 6, 2025
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News, Promotion, Property Market
AML Update: OFSI introduces new financial sanctions laws for all lettings professionals Join our very own Malcolm Driscoll, Lead AML Consultant – FCS Compliance Property Division, on 4 March, 10am to 11am, as he presents this important AML Update, exclusively available to Rightmove Hub members. Webinar overview: With HMRC swift to publish the updated list
-
Join the Webinar: Legislation, EPC’s & AML, three gifts the industry needs to prepare for
- November 20, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Property Market
Our very own Malcolm Driscoll – MA AICA Int. Adv. Cert (AML) – Lead AML Consultant at FCS Compliance, will present his AML expertise at this fantastic, free property webinar on 27 November at 11am, hosted by Reapit and PayProp UK. Sign up for the live webinar here (11am-12pm 27 November) About the webinar: Legislation,
-
COMING SOON – Mock HMRC Inspections: Would your business be prepared if HMRC knocked?
- October 17, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, Promotion, Property Market
Written by Malcolm Driscoll, Lead AML Consultant, FCS Compliance As HMRC intensifies its scrutiny of financial crime, Estate Agents should think about prioritising their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance obligations. The property market is a prime target for money laundering, and adhering to AML regulations is essential. Non-compliance can lead to severe financial penalties, reputational damage,
-
Property Case Study – Proliferation Financing SAR
- July 8, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, Property Market
Property Case Study – Proliferation Financing SAR Written by Jen Siwicki, Senior AML Consultant, FCS Compliance Last year in July HMRC updated the Estate and Letting Agency Business Guidance to include the issue of ‘proliferation financing’. It’s an important document, not least because it’s this document written by the regulator and is specific to Estate Agency Businesses
