Property Market
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Protected: The May 2025 Sanctions Deadline: What Letting Agents Must Do Now
- February 6, 2025
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News, Property Market
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Protected: New Rules, New Risks: 5 Estate Agent Watchouts for 2025
- February 6, 2025
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News, Property Market
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Protected: 2024 AML Recap for the Property Market
- February 6, 2025
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News, Property Market
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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,
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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,
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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
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2024 – The Year of Elections
- July 2, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, Property Market
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
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Commercial Property and the increased risk of Money Laundering
- June 21, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, Property Market
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
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Keeping the Shine on Super Prime – Enhanced Due Diligence: A Guide for Estate Agents in the UK
- June 6, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, Property Market
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
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Join the webinar: 10 Costly AML Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
- May 2, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News, Property Market
Live webinar on Rightmove: Wednesday 22 May, 10:00am – 11:00am 10 Costly AML Mistakes and How to Avoid Them What can kill a deal, ruin a reputation, and incur huge fines? ….Non-compliance with the UK Money Laundering Regulations. In light of another 254 estate agencies being fined over £1.6m for non-compliance, the stark reality is