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It’s tempting to think that Michael Gove’s proposed clampdown on Airbnb-style short lets is a uniquely British form of small-mindedness, part...

Rightmove and FCS Compliance have launched the latest in their series of anti-money laundering (AML) webinars. The events are free for Rightmove...

AML experts SmartSearch warn estate agents that, with so many firms still hiding behind ‘opaque corporate structures,’ proper due diligence has...

Dozens of estate agents have been fined a combined total of £519,645 for failing to meet their obligations under anti-money laundering...

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

The government is being urged to go further with its clampdown on fake reviews. A government announcement aimed at protecting consumers last...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a dramatic future income tax cut, changes to National Insurance thresholds and scrapping VAT on more...

An analysis of anti-money laundering compliance shows the estate agency industry as one of the UK’s worst performing sectors. And the expert...

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

A council cracking down on the increase of illegally positioned estate agent boards. Agents are required, under Planning and Highways legislation to...

Estate agents and others in the property industry have much more to do to deter money laundering. That’s the view of a security...

London-focussed business-to-business deal data service LonRes has acquired an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy specialising in residential and commercial property. Financial Crime Services,...

The police have opened an investigation after a number of complaints have been made about the financial affairs of a sales...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government, indeed, the entire political establishment is in some turmoil at the...

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...

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

HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the government’s move to ensure most future new-build houses are sold as freehold...

In a surprise weekend announcement the government has almost doubled funding for the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team - the...

One of London’s best known high-end estate agents, Gary Hersham, says corruption crackdowns in this country and overseas may be deterring...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is consulting members on the creation of a personal statement which they must sign to...

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

A new EU crackdown on money laundering requires estate agency businesses to adopt a collaborative approach if they are to avoid...

The government has launched a consultation this weekend calling for evidence on how to make the home buying process “cheaper, faster...

There has been widespread praise for the Nationwide building society's crackdown on criteria for mortgages for leasehold new build homes.   From May...

A London council has issued 49 fines to estate and letting agents in the first two months of a crackdown that...

Rightmove has reminded agents of its new 14-week re-listing timescale, first announced just before Christmas as part of its crackdown on...

Headlines across the lettings industry often focus on the behaviour of ‘rogue’ landlords – those that are slow to become compliant...