Anti-Money Laundering
Systems, controls and training for estate agents, accountants, solicitors, FCA regulated businesses and commercial lenders.
- ▸Crafting systems and controls including mandatory risk assessments, policies and due diligence procedures and staff training for estate agents, accountants, solicitors, FCA regulated businesses and commercial lenders.
- ▸Deep dive transaction due diligence where compulsory enhanced due diligence applies.
- ▸Independent audit services to solicitors, examining, evaluating and making recommendations on the adequacy and effectiveness of the practice's AML policies, controls and procedures.
- ▸Supporting clients with regulatory AML investigations by HMRC, the FCA, the SRA, the National Crime Agency and HM Treasury OFSI.
Register of Overseas Entities & Corporate Verification
Companies House registration, beneficial ownership verification and annual attestation, as an appointed UK Regulated Agent.
- ▸We assist in verifying and annually attesting the beneficial ownership details of the overseas entity, and the registration and attestation with Companies House.
- ▸We have acted for a range of listed companies, household names, law firms and overseas managers since the inception of the Overseas Register in August 2022.
- ▸We offer UK corporate verification services under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act.
Anti Financial and Economic Crime
All companies and LLPs in the UK must have these systems and controls.
- ▸Crafting anti-financial and economic crime policies and procedures.
FCA Regulated Businesses
FCA compliance tailored to real estate investment and asset managers.
- ▸We advise on FCA regulations, including FCA compliance systems, controls, policies and procedures tailored to real estate investment and asset managers.
- ▸Philip Olmer is FCA Approved SMF16 and SMF17 and provides such Required Function services to FCA regulated managers.
Fund Governance
Terms, launches, governance and board-level input for real estate funds.
- ▸Advising on the terms for real estate funds and their governance.
- ▸Assisting in fund launches.
- ▸Providing the regulatory input into management and governance.
- ▸Taking positions in a non-executive role on fund boards and advisory committees.
Data Protection
A holistic service for UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
- ▸Providing a holistic service to enable clients to comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.
- ▸Registration with the Information Commissioner's Office.
- ▸Privacy policies, customer and employee notices, website privacy, terms of business and data sharing agreements.
Commercial Real Estate Lenders
FCA registration and the systems and controls without which lending is not permitted.
- ▸We act for numerous commercial real estate lenders on their FCA registration and system and control requirements, without which lending would not be permitted.
Business Legal Agreements
Crafting business specific documents.
- ▸Website terms of business.
- ▸Customer engagement templates and terms of business.
- ▸Deposit protection and complaints procedures.
- ▸Employment contracts.
- ▸Trade mark and intellectual property protection.
Corporate Governance and Winning Business
Best practice systems and controls that also help you win the pitch.
- ▸Assisting clients on corporate governance and best practice systems and controls, including treating clients fairly, best practice and execution, and conflicts of interest.
- ▸Supporting clients on pitches, enabling them to win business by demonstrating compliance with clients' compliance and due diligence requirements.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
EDI legislation and best practice, modern slavery and the UN Global Compact.
- ▸Advising clients on equality, diversity and inclusion legislation and best practice, including policies and procedures relating to staff and third party service providers.
- ▸Modern Slavery Act 2015 compliance, including compulsory and voluntary modern slavery statements and service provider due diligence.
- ▸Compliance with the UN Global Compact.
Register of Overseas Entities
The Register of Overseas Entities is now live at Companies House. Any overseas company owning UK real estate purchased after 31 January 1999 must have submitted its beneficial ownership information in a prescribed form through a Companies House appointed UK Regulated Agent. Registrations made after 31 January 2023 in respect of properties acquired before this date are subject to late registration penalties.
UK Regulated Agent
As a UK Regulated Agent, Compliance on Demand will assist you in verifying the beneficial ownership details of the overseas entity, and submit your registration to Companies House.
Compliance on Demand has been acting for a range of reputable law firms and overseas managers since the inception of the Overseas Register in August 2022.