Written Question·Treasury·UIN 74472

Rented Housing: Money Laundering

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has make of the potential impact of the requirement for letting agents to carry out money laundering checks on landlords and tenants on the number of rental properties available.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
The impact of compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) for letting agents was assessed as part of the Impact Assessment for the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019, which brought certain letting agents into...

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