HMRC issues a list of businesses penalised for AML breaches between Apr – Sept 2025, revealing that 170 real estate agencies nearly half of all 369 fined were hit with £835,842 in total fines

According to the report, the vast majority of these infractions, 332 out of 369 were administrative failures, specifically businesses trading without the required anti-money laundering (AML) supervision or failing to register by the legal deadline. Other affected sectors included accountancy service providers, who received 134 penalties totaling £513,930, and money service businesses, which faced 11 penalties totaling…