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Bank Certificates for Property Purchase

Jan. 14, 2022, 10:50 a.m.

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14th January 2022

Buyers can sometimes find themselves between a rock and a hard place for a bank certificate on the origin of funds.

In recent years, as a result of toughening of money laundering laws in France and across Europe, notaires have been under a stronger obligation to be vigilant on the source of funds and to inform the regulatory authorities if they suspect money laundering.

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