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Regulation & Law
Controversial ID cards ‘will streamline property transactions’
Propertymark says digital ID cards will help avoid duplication in the property buying and selling process.
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Latest property news
Property inspections streamlined with new partnership
Safe2 has announced a partnership with No Letting Go, provider of property inventory services across the private rented sector.
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Regulation & Law
Treasury tells estate agents ‘be ready for more AML duties’
The Government says estate agents have a crucial role to play as criminals target property transactions.
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Regulation & Law
Estate agents now facing substantial rise in AML fees
HMRC is proposing to raise its annual anti-money laundering fee from £300 to £400 per branch and is blaming increasing supervision costs.
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Latest property news
AML platform reveals major deal to upgrade KYC and sanctions coverage for agents
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has joined existing SmartSearch provider, Dow Jones Watchlist, to deliver comprehensive data coverage, ensuring compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) and sanctions enforcement regulations for the property industry. The integration of LSEG’s World-Check One solution will enhance existing SmartSearch watchlist screening and functionality by introducing comprehensive adverse media monitoring, advanced ‘fuzzy matching’ for name variations, real-time monitoring capabilities, and access to data from over 100,000 reputable sources across 66 SIP categories. “Businesses in regulated sectors face potentially unlimited fines and even jail time for non-compliance with AML regulation,” said Fraser Mitchell, Chief Product Officer at SmartSearch. “As well as unwittingly becoming a cog in the financial crime machine if a criminal slips through the net – implicating the business in facilitating drug smuggling, human trafficking and even terrorism.” Triple reliability SmartSearch uses global data from Equifax, Experian and Transunion, combined with biometric and AI-driven technology to verify individuals and businesses instantly, determining if they are present on sanctions lists. The platform also then performs real-time screening for anyone who may not be illegal to do business with but who carries greater risk, such as Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), Special Interest Persons (SIPs) and Relative or…
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Regulation & Law
HMRC fines agents more than £1 million for AML breaches
A list of 194 estate agents penalised for failing to meet anti-money laundering regulations, has been published by HMRC.
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Products & Services
New AML tech provides ‘double bubble’ for agents seeking compliance
Landmark Information Group has introduced a new level of flexibility to its AML supplier service via LandmarkAgent.
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Products & Services
Lawyers attack ‘excessive’ AML controls ‘choking’ conveyancing
The Property Lawyers Alliance says Ministers who criticise the slow conveyancing process could help by lessening the huge amoung of AML red tape complicating home buying and selling.
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Regulation & Law
BLOG: AML regs change next week – this is what you need to know
Nicola Gifford, General Counsel & Company Secretary at SmartSearch offers advice to letting agents on how to deal with changes to Anti-Money Laundering rules that come in on 14 May.
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Associations & Bodies
WATCH: The Guild to host AML webinars in April
Paul Offley, Compliance Officer at The Guild of Property Professionals, will lead a series of webinars on the new AML legislation.
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