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Money laundering: understanding risks and taking action for estate agency and letting agency businesses

Recognise and reduce risk of money laundering if you are an estate agency or letting agency business.

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From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published:
14 October 2020
Last updated:
9 September 2025
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  1. The guidance has been updated to include additional risk indicators for estate and letting agent businesses following publication of the National Risk Assessment 2025. The risk characteristics include more detailed information to assist businesses.

  2. The content has been split into separate guidance for estate agency and letting agency businesses. Information about the current risks faced by the businesses has also been updated.

  3. A link to the National Risk Assessment (NRA) 2020 has been added. The risk of abuse of property has been changed from medium to high risk. The services of EABs risk has been changed from low to medium risk. The risk for terrorist financing has been changed from low to medium. LABs are assessed as posing a medium risk in the latest NRA and a low risk for terrorist financing.

  4. First published.

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Understanding risks and taking action for estate agency businesses

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Understanding risks and taking action for letting agency businesses

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Risk assessment information provided to estate agency and letting agency businesses under Money Laundering Regulation 17(9) to assist relevant persons in carrying out their own money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment.

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