For real estate professionals operating in Marbella, CostaAML and Andréas Hobbelin have conducted a comprehensive anti-money laundering (AML) risk assessment for the real estate sector in Marbella. The AML Risk Assessment Real Estate Sector Marbella report is aligned with the requirements by the Spanish Anti-Money Laundering Law (Ley 10/2010) and the EUAMLD. The report can be offered all real estate agents in Marbella for free in exchange for testimonials for CostaAML after reading the AML Risk Assessment Report. 

Some highlights from the "AML Risk Assessment Real Estate Sector Marbella Report": 

• Foreign buyers using offshore structures or third-party payments

• Cash transactions and under-declared property values

• Use of lawyers, relatives, or proxies to hide true ownership

• Suspicious renovation and rapid property flipping for layering

• Payments from high-risk banks, PSPs, or crypto-fiat exchanges

• Luxury purchases used to obtain “Golden Visa” without clear SOF

• Reluctance to provide full KYC or source of funds documentation

• Complex ownership from jurisdictions like BVI, Panama, UAE

• Agents under pressure to close fast, skipping proper due diligence

• Lack of AML training and systems among real estate professionals