Guidance and regulation

How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.

• From: Companies House
• Updated: 22 April 2024

UK financial sanctions are in place for persons involved in serious corruption or that are linked to those involved in serious corruption. This document provides a current list of designated persons.

• From: HM Treasury and 1 others
• Updated: 10 August 2023

If you’re an overseas entity and think you’ve disposed of your UK property but have recently been contacted by Companies House, you may need to check your records.

• From: Companies House and 3 others
• Updated: 9 January 2023

Statutory review of the arrangements on sharing beneficial ownership information between the UK, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 27 June 2019

This page explains more about the purpose and scope of the global anti-corruption sanctions regime

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 26 April 2021

Guidance on the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 26 April 2021

How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.

• From: Companies House
• Updated: 17 April 2024