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Real estate AML compliance, for buyers that are companies as well as people.
In the UAE, real estate agents and brokers are designated non-financial businesses with anti-money laundering duties: they register on goAML, apply due diligence to their clients and report qualifying transactions. The hard cases are buyers that are companies or holding structures. KYCK verifies them to their beneficial owners, screens everyone involved and keeps the evidence your reports rely on.
LAST UPDATED OCT 2026
Buyers and sellers, screened
Every buyer and seller can be screened by name against sanctions, PEP and adverse media lists before the deal moves, with the result, the lists checked and the time recorded in the file.
When the buyer is a company
Property is often bought through companies, SPVs and holding structures. KYCK verifies the entity from its registration documents, maps its ownership to the beneficial owners and screens every person and company in the chain.
The evidence behind your reports
goAML reports ask you to show your work. KYCK keeps the due diligence behind each client in one dated file: the documents, the ownership, the screening results and who approved the relationship. You still file through goAML; the facts are already in one place.
Built for a small compliance team
Most brokerages have one compliance officer, not a department. KYCK runs in the browser with no implementation programme, and clients complete their own questionnaire and upload their documents through a portal.
What UAE real estate firms have to do
The report types and their deadlines are summarised in goAML registration is a form, the report is the test. This page is general information, not legal advice; your supervisor's current guidance is the reference.
Frequently asked questions
Are real estate agents in the UAE subject to AML rules?
Yes. Real estate agents and brokers are designated non-financial businesses and professions under UAE anti-money laundering law. They must register on goAML, apply due diligence to their clients and report suspicious and qualifying transactions.
What is a real estate activity report?
A report filed through goAML for qualifying real estate transactions, including purchases or sales involving cash of AED 55,000 or more, or virtual assets. Check the current threshold and conditions with your supervisor.
How do I check a company that is buying property?
Verify the entity from its registration documents, map its ownership to the natural persons who ultimately own or control it, and screen the company and each of those people for sanctions, PEP status and adverse media. KYCK runs those steps in one file.
Can KYCK file goAML reports for us?
No. Reports are filed by you through goAML. KYCK keeps the client due diligence behind them in one dated file, so the evidence is ready when you file or when a supervisor asks.
Bring a company buyer to the demo.
We verify it to the beneficial owners and screen everyone in front of you.