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Expert blog: Lax AML effort among super-prime agents is “appalling”
Expert Martin Cheek says too many agents are "rolling out the red carpet for fraudsters" following damning government report.
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Online agents are more attractive to money laundering criminals, warns HMRC
Lack of face-to-face contact is a key reason why criminals graduate towards internet agents, its latest updated AML guidance says.
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Are estate agents facing a property fraud epidemic?
Recent figures from two leading government organisations suggest property fraud is increasing, so we asked the experts at the coal face to comment.
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Money laundering: SmartSearch says estate agency is its fastest growing client sector
Under the threat of huge fines from HMRC, agents are using all means to comply with stringent anti-money laundering regulations.
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Features
Why do so few agents file Suspicious Activity Reports?
Nigel Lewis looks at the background to anti-money laundering and the property industry.
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Agents struggle to spot fake documents during Anti-Money Laundering checks
During the grilling by MPs, the two National Crime Agency heads suggested that the anti money laundering hurdles that estate agents have to clear are relatively ineffective.
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Letting agents face more AML regulations after draft EU bill published
Letting agents will soon have to run identity checks on all tenants paying more than £8,800 a month in rent following new EU draft directive on AML regulations.
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Leading industry Anti Money Laundering firm wins royal approval
Read how Anti Money Laundering online solution firm Smartsearch has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise for its innovative approach to product development.
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