Insights from 2026 AML audits highlight how estate and letting agents are performing across key compliance areas, with strong training standards and clear opportunities to enhance registration, documentation, and reporting practices.

Propertymark’s 2025 Compliance inspections find that less than 50% of agents are compliant with Material Information requirements and could be vulnerable to enforcement action.

Propertymark’s Compliance Team have dealt with 421 enquiries from Trading Standards Departments in connection with the failure to either belong to a CMP scheme at the relevant time, or for a failure to display valid certificates.