Most agency fines aren't for missing ID checks — they're for generic, outdated risk assessments and policies nobody could prove were in use.
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Thirdfort, Credas and SmartSearch verify identities — and that's all they do. HMRC's most common findings sit in the layer those tools never touch.
A generic firm-wide risk assessment that doesn't reflect how your agency actually operates is one of the most common reasons firms fail inspection. HMRC can tell it's boilerplate — they've seen the same one hundreds of times.
Written once — by a solicitor years ago, or an AI chatbot last spring — and never reviewed since. The regulations expect documented, regular review. "We have a policy somewhere" is a finding, not a defence.
HMRC's 2026 focus is whether your controls operate day-to-day — screening logs, recorded decisions, training records. Since January 2026, that includes screening every buyer and seller against the new Single UK Sanctions List.
AgentComply builds and maintains the four things an inspector asks for — so producing them takes minutes, not a panicked weekend.
Answer a structured questionnaire about your clients, areas, transactions and channels. Get a risk assessment written around your firm — covering the risk categories HMRC expects — that you review, adjust and formally adopt.
A complete PCP document matched to your risk assessment: CDD and EDD triggers, PEP identification, ongoing monitoring, escalation to your nominated officer, record-keeping and training.
Log every buyer and seller screen against the Single UK Sanctions List — date, list version, result, reviewer. The day-to-day evidence that your controls aren't a tick-box exercise.
Registration, risk assessment, policy, training log, screening records — organised into the binder an inspector asks for, with a 12-month review calendar so nothing quietly expires.
Everything above, as a guided template pack you can complete this week. Built around published HMRC and OFSI guidance, written for single-branch sales and lettings agencies — with worked examples, not blank boxes.
A compliance consultant charges £300+ to draft these documents once. The minimum HMRC penalty starts at £1,250. The pack is £49, and you keep every template.
Already use an ID or onboarding tool — Thirdfort, Credas, SmartSearch, or an all-in-one like Kotini? Keep it. Those tools check your clients on each deal. They don't write your firm-wide risk assessment or prove your controls to an inspector — that's the layer inspections actually turn on, and the one this covers.
Documentation templates and general information based on published HMRC and OFSI guidance. Not legal, regulatory or compliance advice — you must tailor all documents to your firm and remain responsible for your own compliance. No guarantee of compliance or inspection outcome is given or implied.
The AgentComply app keeps your risk assessment and policy current as HMRC and OFSI guidance changes, runs your UKSL screening log with a built-in list lookup, and exports your evidence binder in one click. £39/month. Founding members get their first 3 months free.
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Yes, and you should keep using them. Those tools verify identities. HMRC's most common findings are about the layer they don't touch: your firm-wide risk assessment, your policy document, and proof your controls run day-to-day. AgentComply is that layer.
No. It's structured documentation built around published HMRC and OFSI guidance. You complete it, tailor it to your firm, and formally adopt it — the responsibility for compliance always stays with your business, which is exactly how the regulations work.
The UKSL launched on 28 January 2026, consolidating the UK's sanctions registers into one searchable list. Agents are expected to screen buyers and sellers against it — and to be able to show records of having done so. The pack includes a register template and a guide to screening against the free official list.
Yes. Since May 2025 letting agents have financial sanctions reporting duties to OFSI regardless of rent level, and from February 2026 OFSI can issue fixed penalties for reporting failures. The pack includes a screening register that covers landlords and tenants as well as buyers and sellers.
Generic templates are one of the most common reasons firms fail inspection — HMRC has seen the same document hundreds of times. The pack is a guided builder with worked examples, so the risk assessment you adopt reflects how your firm actually operates.
A product specialist who builds AML, sanctions-screening and audit-trail systems in regulated UK financial services — applying the same discipline used for payments compliance to the documents agencies actually get inspected on.