February 13, 2018
New research has revealed that nearly a third of suspected anti-money laundering infringements reported to the National Crime Agency have involved property deals.
According to Fortytwo Data analysis of Solicitors Regulation Authority figures, 32% of ‘Suspicious Activity Reports’ alerts have concerned residential conveyancing during the last three financial years.
This proportion is the most significant by a considerable margin, with commercial conveyancing at 4% in second place.