Anti-money laundering
Money laundering is the process by which criminally obtained money or other assets (criminal property) are exchanged for money or assets with no obvious link to their criminal origins. In the hands of the thief or money launderer, the converted funds or other assets always represent criminal property. It also covers money, however come by, which is used to fund terrorism. The Money Laundering Regulations aim to detect, deter and disrupt money laundering. To comply with the Regulations, certain types of business need to register with the OFT.
Guidance
Click here to find out if the OFT supervise your business, what guidance is available, how the OFT supervises the Money Laundering regulations and find further information.
What's new
- OFT fines Leeds-based estate agent (12 March 2013)
- OFT fines Leicester-based estate agent almost twelve thousand pounds (24 January 2013)
Focus on
- Find out about Anti-money laundering Registration
- Anti-Money Laundering Registration form
- Anti-money laundering public register search
- Anti-money laundering registration policy February 2011 (pdf 304kb)
- Get Estate agents money laundering risks guidance (pdf 121kb)
- Understand the OFT's other work relating to Estate Agents
- Understand the OFT's other work relating to Consumer credit
- See National Housing Federation Guidance on anti-money laundering
Anti-money laundering
Work areas
Anti-money laundering public register search
You can use this register to verify that businesses supervised by the OFT are registered under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007.
Anti-money laundering regulations and guidance
Find an introduction to AML, find out if the OFT supervise you business, how we supervise Anti Money Laundering regulations, access the guidance that is available and access further information in this field.
Anti-money laundering registration
Find guidance on whether you are required to register with the OFT, how to register, find guidance on how to complete the form, access contact details for the AML team and gain insight into the OFT's future supervisory approach. This page contains links to OFT's anti-money laundering registration form.
Anti-money laundering supervision FAQs
The OFT has been given a role under the Regulations to supervise the anti-money laundering controls of estate agents and consumer credit financial institutions. View frequently asked questions on AML supervision.
Anti Money Laundering supervision FAQs (pdf 231kb)
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