After months of uncertainty, estate agents are increasingly busy as home movers scramble to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday. However HMRC are not taking a break from scrutinising agents over their level of compliance with anti-money laundering (AML regulations). Last month HMRC issued a fine of £266,793 to online estate agency business Purplebricks following findings that the company had breached the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017.
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Read moreLaw firms face the next major challenge as the traditional PII renewal date of 1 October fast approaches. Managing partners and risk professionals will be eager to understand how the coronavirus pandemic will influence insurers’ appetite for providing coverage for professional services firms. With headlines such as ‘60% of high street law firms face closure’ featuring in the national press; early indications are that insurers will approach renewals even more cautiously than under normal circumstances this time around.
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