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Tackling economic crime is part of the day job for estate agents. But how can the latest digital ID tools help...

The majority of estate agents are in the dark about the Government’s Economic Crime Levy (ECL), when it was implemented or...

The dreaded ‘C word’ – compliance – has been facing Estate Agents for years now and it’s not going anywhere. Looking ahead...

Agents of all sizes are being urged to make themselves aware of a new anti-money laundering (AML) charge that has come...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

Agents have pledged to keep a close eye on planning reforms amid a proposed overhaul announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday. Prince...

The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...

A legal expert has warned that everyone is theoretically at risk of committing a breach of sanctions against Russia - but...

The UK government appears to have given sanctioned Russian property owners a get-out-of-jail card valid for six months.  It’s been confirmed that...

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...

It is claimed by Propertymark that the government’s Economic Crime Bill - to be debated in the House of Commons today -...

The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...

Fears are growing that large estate agency groups may have to pay a mandatory levy towards the cost of anti-money laundering...

A BBC investigation has revealed that a man’s house was sold and his furnishings removed without his knowledge, in the latest...

Buyers are being warned about scams conning people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Law Society of England and Wales...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

NAEA Propertymark is calling on agents to show “greater diligence” when dealing with Russian buyers, in the light of the report...

Yesterday (January 10 2020), the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) became law. It forms part of ongoing international efforts to tackle...

A Northern Irish woman with suspected links to serious organised crime has been ordered to explain how she financed the purchase...

An estate agent who ruthlessly used his position as a prominent figure in the community to win the trust of vulnerable...

Three ultra-high-value London properties cannot be sold while a money laundering investigation continues. The houses have not been identified but were most...

The UK property market can be seen by criminals as an effective vehicle to conceal the proceeds of economic crime. Criminally...

The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide has been hit with a £215,000 fine as part of a swoop by HMRC cracking down...

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

The government has told the estate agency industry that it has a “moral” obligation to report suspicions about potential money laundering. Figures...

A government minister has made a pointed jibe at estate agents who appear not to regard cash purchases of high-value properties...

The announcement that MPs will set up a Select Committee to probe the scale of money laundering in the UK property...

The Treasury Select Committee of MPs has announced an inquiry into ‘economic crime’ - including the possibility that overseas-owned UK homes could be...

The Home Office has announced a new division to tackle fraud issues, including money laundering. A new national economic crime centre within...

The police are investigating a quick sale company after a claim by an individual that he received less than half of...

Purplebricks chief executive Michael Bruce is to speak alongside eMoov founder Russell Quirk in a debate to be held at the...

Estate agents have been warned by the National Crime Agency that they must not hesitate to inform the authorities if they...