Guides & Tips

Top tips on how to ensure your AML procedures are up to scratch

The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the ‘weak link’ in the UK’s money laundering defences. This is, in the main, because people can buy UK property in the name of a company, rather than an individual. This enables those looking to turn illicit money into clean money through the …

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Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) Checklist

Lettings agents, property managers and landlords should all be aware of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The Act is using the 29 hazards listed in the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) to help define the categories that determine whether a house is “fit for human habitation”. The list had originally …

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Living without Section 21 evictions – lessons from the Scottish market

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from many landlords and agents as it stated that it would abolish the use of ‘no fault’ evictions by removing Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 and reform the grounds for possession. It also …

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