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

2024 – The Year of Elections Written by Stephen Williamson, Senior AML Consultant, FCS Compliance 2024 has been dubbed “the biggest election year in history” by some political commentators with 90 elections and referenda to be contested across at least 64 countries as well as in the European Union. Among these of course has been

Commercial Property and the increased risk of Money Laundering Written by Malcolm Driscoll, Lead AML Consultant, FCS Compliance The vulnerability of the commercial sector to money laundering is often overlooked.   Many law enforcement investigations reference Organised Criminal Groups (OCG’s) and how they launder their ill-gotten gains through the real estate market.  But their focus is

Keeping the Shine on Super Prime – Enhanced Due Diligence: A Guide for Estate Agents in the UK Written by Stephen Williamson, Senior AML Consultant, FCS Compliance There has long been a fascination with the buying and selling of properties at the very top end of the market.  The  term super prime has become synonymous