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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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From 14 May 2025, new financial sanctions regulations will take effect, placing stricter obligations on letting agents.
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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.
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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.
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4 critical takeaways from the recent OFSI updates that AMPs must be aware of
- February 6, 2025
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Art Market, News
Recent updates from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) introduce stricter obligations for Art Market Participants (AMPs), emphasising the need for robust compliance practices. Here’s what you need to know.
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HMRC issue over £1.6m in fines to estate agents
- April 11, 2024
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News, Property Market
HMRC issue over £1.6m in fines to estate agents for failing to register for AML supervision. Press release written by Alison Blease, Director PR, FCS Compliance and Malcolm Driscoll, Lead AML Consultant, FCS Compliance. HMRC has announced (28 March 2024) that 254 estate agency businesses have been fined a total of over £1.6m for failing
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Meet Helen Grindey – AML Consultant, FCS Compliance
- October 13, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Art Market, Blog, Property Market
In this interview, FCS PR Director, Alison Blease introduces you to FCS AML Consultant, Helen Grindey – AICA Cert (KYC/CDD). Today I am joined by Helen Grindey, an AML Consultant with FCS Compliance. Hello! I believe next month is your two-year anniversary of working for FCS. Congratulations! But let’s start at the beginning. What did
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Top 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions – Art Market
- February 1, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News
By Rena Neville – Lead AML Consultant, FCS Compliance – Art Division Top 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions – Art Market Participants Anti-money laundering (AML) expert Rena Neville answers the top five most frequently asked questions put to FCS Compliance in 2022 for the art market: 1 Is an AMP obligated to comply with the
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Top 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions – Property Market
- February 1, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News
By Caroline Walters – Senior AML Consultant, FCS Compliance Top 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions – Property Market Anti-money laundering (AML) expert Caroline Walters answers the top five most frequently asked questions put to FCS Compliance in 2022 for the property market: 1 What is needed to prove source of funds? With regards to proof
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HMRC Interventions: An Ounce of Prevention, is Worth a Pound of Cure
- February 1, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News
By Rena Neville – Lead AML Consultants, FCS Compliance Art Division HMRC Interventions: An Ounce of Prevention, is Worth a Pound of Cure Queries are on the rise from Art Market Practitioners (AMPs) to the FCS Compliance Art Division hotline regarding how to respond to Intervention notices received from HMRC. As part of HMRC’s supervisory
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Suspicious Activity Reports and Why They Are Important
- February 1, 2023
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog, News
By Malcolm Driscoll, Lead AML Consultant, FCS Compliance Suspicious Activity Reports and Why They Are Important People are still getting it wrong. I was recently contacted by an estate agent wanting advice on how to deal with a client who was reluctant to supply proof of funds. The underlying question was whether this merited filing
