Latest National Risk Assessment of AML and terrorist financing says government is taking action against agents involved, who sell £5m+ homes.
Read MoreConveyancer struck off after helping criminal gangs launder drug cash
Ross Ian Mackay has accepted his role in a prolific scam that saw some 80 properties bought via mortgage fraud from the early noughties onwards.
Read More2020: Reshaping the lettings market
With more people predicted to be renting than owning by 2039, Tom Mundy, COO at Goodlord asks, “What will 2020 hold for the rental market?”
Read MoreMoney 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.
Read MoreWhy do so few agents file Suspicious Activity Reports?
Nigel Lewis looks at the background to anti-money laundering and the property industry.
Read MoreClampdown on money laundering via property ramps up in London
The owners of three more properties bought for £80m in central London must now explain where their money came from or face having them confiscated.
Read MoreWhy money laundering matters
The Negotiator looks at the social and economic damage that serious and organised crime inflicts on the UK and why this makes it so important that estate agents engage in the battle…
Read More87,000 properties with anonymous owners
Global Witness continues its campaign for a register of real owners of UK property
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