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For UK conveyancers (2026)
UK conveyancers carry concurrent obligations under MLR-2017 (customer due diligence on buyer and seller) and the Solicitors Regulation Authority Code of Conduct (source-of-funds, professional standing). Most firms split this into an ID check (£4 to £8) plus an environmental search (£25 to £60) plus a separate AML screen, then stitch the result into a matter file by hand.
Certaby returns the whole pack in one signed transaction. Buyer plus seller screened against sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, and the FCA Warning List. PSC walk for corporate parties. Environmental: flood (river plus surface), radon (UKHSA), coal mining (Coal Authority DHRA), contaminated land (LA registers plus EA landfill), Japanese knotweed proxy. One signed PDF per matter, with the source list versions and a public verify URL for the file.
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See the Conveyancer pack →Frequently asked questions
What does the conveyancer's pack actually include?
For each side (buyer and seller, up to 2 parties each): OFSI / UN / EU sanctions screen, OpenSanctions PEP screen with FATF category and risk tier, adverse media match, FCA Warning List cross-check, plus PSC walk and UBO screen if the party is a corporate. For the property: flood (river plus surface water), radon band, coal mining risk, contaminated land plus landfill register, Japanese knotweed risk, EPC and MEES verdict. One signed PDF per matter for the audit trail.
Does the environmental pack replace a chartered environmental search?
No. The Certaby pack is intended as a screening layer that surfaces obvious risk before you commission a full search. For high-risk verdicts (contaminated land flag, flood-zone-3, active coal-mining area), commission a full chartered survey. The pack documents the screening step and saves the cost of an environmental search on matters where no risk surfaces.
How does the audit-cert PDF satisfy MLR-2017 reg 28 customer due diligence?
The PDF carries the buyer and seller identifiers (DOB, nationality, address where supplied), the screen results with source list versions stamped, the PSC tree when applicable, and a SHA-256 hash binding the inputs to the result. Stored for 7 years per MLR-2017 reg 40. Your firm risk assessment plus this cert plus any onward enhanced due diligence forms the MLRO-acceptable file.
What is PSC walking and when is it required?
When the buyer or seller is a UK company, MLR-2017 reg 5(1)(a) requires you to identify the beneficial owner (the natural person who ultimately owns or controls the entity). PSC walking traces the Companies House Persons with Significant Control records through corporate layers (typical depth 1-4 layers in UK property transactions) until a natural person is identified, then screens that person. Certaby does this recursively to 5 layers and reports every UBO with the screening result.
Source of funds: does Certaby support Open Banking?
Not in the v1 pack. Source-of-funds via Open Banking (TrueLayer, Plaid) is on the conveyancer-suite Pro tier roadmap; today the pack confirms identity and screens against sanctions but does not pull bank transaction history. The Pro tier opens when first paying customer requests it. The current pack is sufficient for MLR-2017 simplified due diligence; enhanced due diligence (high-risk matters) still requires manual SoF.
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