The following pages deal only with certain aspects of AML as it affects property transactions. For an explanation about the impact of AML on businesses generally, please see the information pages at Anti Money Laundering Compliance. In that way, those pages also serve to provide further information about the impact of AML  on estate and lettings agents businesses.

For anti money laundering document templates relevant to property sales and lettings, please see the links to those documents in the May 2026 Property Newsletter.

Property transactions have long been recognised as attractive vehicles for money laundering because they can involve large sums of money and may generate an appearance of legitimate wealth.

As a result, commercial and residential estate agency and lettings agency businesses occupy an important position within the UK's AML framework.