real estate
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“Simply brilliant.” Agents get answers to their AML questions at our live Q&A on the Rightmove Hub.
- June 15, 2021
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
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As news continues to filter through of more agents receiving formal requests from HMRC for proof of AML compliance documentation, it is perhaps no surprise that the latest Q&A session by FCS, held today on the Rightmove hub, attracted so many agents across the UK.
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“Let’s discuss Anti-Money Laundering’. Rightmove hosts live Q&A with FCS on 15 June
- June 10, 2021
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
Rightmove is to host a live Q&A webinar with FCS Managing Director and AML expert, Jerry Walters, at 10am on Tuesday 15 June.
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“One of the best ones yet” – agents respond to the latest FCS webinar
- January 19, 2021
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
Latest FCS Compliance webinar on Rightmove sees hundreds of agents tune in
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Registration opens for Rightmove webinar on CDD (19 Jan 2021)
- January 11, 2021
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
The next FCS Compliance webinar hosted by Rightmove looks at one of the critical aspects of adhering to the Money Laundering Regulations 2017: ‘Undertaking Effective Customer Due Diligence’.
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What leaving the EU means for anti-money laundering legislation
- December 15, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Press
Planning for a post-Brexit world and what this might look like is what most organisations are doing right now, including essential AML checks and procedures.
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COVID-19 and Undertaking Effective CDD
- September 24, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: Blog
As the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic continues into the Autumn, the anti-money laundering measures, that property professionals should have implemented back in March, still remain in place.
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FCS Compliance takes to the virtual stage at ‘The National Property Law Conference’
- August 24, 2020
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
This autumn, MD of FCS Compliance, Jerry Walters, will share his expertise on why real estate is such an attraction for money launderers with delegates at The 19th National Property Law Conference, organised by The Law Society.
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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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Jerry Walters talks to Property Week about the HMRC crackdown on Money Laundering.
- October 31, 2019
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
As regulation to prevent money laundering in the real estate industry continues to increase, we discuss the importance of AML compliance and the measures agents should be taking to prepare themselves for an HMRC inspection. Clamping down: in 2018-19, HMRC issued 131 penalties worth over £1.2m and secured 30 AML convictions. In 2016, Property Week
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LonRes Acquires Leading Specialist AML Consultancy
- September 29, 2019
- Posted by: FCS Compliance
- Category: News
As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting property professionals, LonRes, the subscription-based business-to-business trading platform, has acquired FCS Compliance, formerly known as Financial Crime Services. The LonRes acquisition comes at a time when HMRC is targeting estate agents as part of a wider money laundering crackdown. In recent guidelines it made clear that they
