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In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...

Are landlords following the law? To answer this question, the Government grouped answers from its English Private Landlords Survey 2022 according...

There has been so much coverage recently over how painfully slow conveyancing is at the moment - 18-20 weeks is now...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed the names of a string of new member companies from across the UK. Founder Graham...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is to expel an estate agent for breaking several of its membership rules.  Dion Beard,...

With ever increasing obligations, estate agents know that compliance matters now more than ever.  However, being able to obtain access to the...

Straightforward money laundering customer due diligence (CDD) is a worry for agents, but then also having to identify beneficial owners and...

There is a substantial amount of misunderstanding over this question, which needs clarifying.   In general terms, the Money Laundering Regulations require...

There is widespread misunderstanding within agency concerning money laundering obligations.  The first thing to note is that contrary to popular belief the...

Money laundering compliance is the hot topic at the moment, with various organisations making statements about the need to change and...

Four well-known figures in the worlds of compliance and agency training have joined forces to launch the Property Professionals Support Centre. PPSC...