Priority sector
Real estate companies, agents, property managers and fund managers face growing anti-money laundering, data protection and sustainability expectations.
Key obligations
Real estate agents, including in letting activities above the EU monthly rent threshold, are obliged entities under EU anti-money laundering rules.
Managers of alternative investment funds and UCITS management companies are financial entities within the scope of DORA.
Tenant screening, investor onboarding and video surveillance of buildings require clear legal bases and retention rules.
Larger groups may fall within the revised CSRD scope, and investors increasingly expect energy and climate data on portfolios.
Property transactions are a recognised money-laundering risk, which is why EU law treats real estate agents as obliged entities and requires the identification of beneficial owners. Fund managers add the requirements of financial regulation, including DORA, while property and asset managers process personal data of tenants, buyers and investors on a large scale.
anti-money laundering: risk assessment, due diligence on buyers, sellers and investors, beneficial ownership and reporting procedures;
Data Protection Officer: for property managers, fund managers and real estate groups;
DORA for fund managers: ICT risk framework, incident process and register of information;
integrity programmes: whistleblowing channels and, in Portugal, RGPC programmes for groups with 50 or more workers.
A free Compliance Assessment shows which obligations apply to each entity of the group.
Related domains: Anti-Money Laundering · Digital Operational Resilience · Data Protection · Sustainability (CSRD/CSDDD) · Third-Party & Supply Chain
Regulated functions: Compliance Officer · Data Protection Officer · Whistleblowing Officer · All sectors
General information as at October 2026; it does not constitute legal advice.
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