Covid-19
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Face up to it
- March 11, 2021
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Press
No CommentsProperty is an increasingly attractive way of laundering money. In fact, the latest UK National Risk Assessment (published in December 2020) raised the money laundering risk score for the property sector overall from ‘medium’ to ‘high’ – highlighting the attractiveness of bricks and mortar as a fraudulent facade.
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Estate agents must be aware of money laundering
- June 26, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Press
Covid-19 restrictions make due diligence difficult in property sales and purchases. As the UK housing market slowly returns to normal, the risk of money laundering to real estate has not diminished. In fact, there is a strong argument that the sector is more susceptible to money laundering than ever before. As Covid-19 restrictions took hold,
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COVID-19: Notice to our Clients
- March 18, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
The rapidly developing picture witnessed by everybody in the UK, in particular over the last couple of days, is undoubtedly of great concern to us all. However as we in the business community face these challenging times, I would like to take this opportunity to assure you that the team at FCS has acted swiftly