With Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) rates changing from the beginning of April, home buyers are keen to complete their purchases before the price jumps up – the race to buy is set to accelerate
The SRA has made no secret of its mission, partly brought on by pressure from the government, to crack down on firms who do not have adequate systems in place to prevent money laundering. Further
The SRA’s Annual AML Assessment found that 70% of law firms believed they were fully compliant, when they were not. This is a statistic that should shock everyone. A key challenge facing the industry is
It has been three years since HMLR introduced Safe Harbour, which provided conveyancers and landlords with a digital identity standard to protect them from property fraud. Many conveyancers have widely adopted the standard, but why
As I write this, I am about to be in the proud position that Credas – the company that I lead – is to be one of the first accredited with DIATF status. DIATF is
Each year there are over 1.5 million homes listed for sale in the UK and the potential sellers of each all require anti-money laundering (AML) checks – often there’s more than one check per property
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