A guide to automated real-time monitoring for PEPs, sanctions and fraud
Automated PEPs, sanctions and fraud real-time monitoring (RTM) provides a critical element for any organisation’s anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) compliance requirements and ensures that customers and related parties are continuously screened against global watchlists, sanctions list, politically exposed persons (PEPs), and fraud databases throughout the entire business relationship, not just at onboarding. […]
Decrease in net mortgage approvals fails to dent sector optimism
The Bank of England Money and Credit report for August 2025 shows a decrease in net mortgage approvals for house purchases, down by 500 to 64,700, bringing three consecutive months of growth to an end. Approvals for remortgages decreased by 900 to 37,900. Net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals decreased by £0.2 billion to […]
Demand for high-price homes falls as property tax speculation weighs on market activity
Zoopla’s latest House Price Index reveals the market for homes priced over £500,000 has been impacted by ongoing property tax speculation, with demand for properties over the rumoured threshold dropping by 4% year-on-year. New listings of properties the same price bracket have fallen by 7% over the last five weeks compared to the same period […]
‘Digital wallet’ that aims to reduce compliance checks rolled out across property sector
A ‘digital wallet’ that aims to reduce repeated compliance and ID checks for property buyers has been launched by digital ID company Credas. The Credas Compliance Wallet has been designed for use across regulated industries, but is being initially rolled out across the property sector to tackle the ‘persistent challenge’ of compliance duplication. Each wallet […]
RICS appoints civil engineer Susanne Eickermann-Riepe as senior VP for 2026
Susanne Eickermann-Riepe FRICS has been elected to join the RICS Presidential Team as senior vice president for 2026, commencing her term on 1 January 2026. In a career spanning 40 years, Susanne – a civil engineer – has gained extensive experience in senior roles and board positions in the surveying profession, as well as 18 […]
Beyond the spreadsheet: AI and the future of legal reporting
It’s no secret that across the legal sector, reporting is a necessary evil. Senior staff often spend hours each month chasing down figures, pulling data into spreadsheets, and then trying to turn all of that into something that looks halfway presentable for partners’ meetings. It’s slow, repetitive, and it takes highly skilled people away from […]