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Jonathan Bennett
Digital Marketing Manager at Credas
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Digital Marketing Manager at Credas.
Specialist online marketer delivering exciting and engaging campaigns through social media, SEO, content marketing and strategic CRM development .
Specialties: Creative campaign creation Social media SEO Lead Generation Content Marketing
Jonathan Bennett’s profile brings together professional experience, specialist subjects and published Chronicle Law contributions.
Legal Compliance
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Legal Marketing
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From Jonathan’s Chronicle Law profile.
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING · 4 MIN READ
Source of Funds Checks: What the SRA's Latest Figures Mean for Conveyancers
The Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) Anti-Money Laundering Annual Report, published on 22 October 2026, covers April 2025 to April 2026 and shows that firms are improving. The proportion assessed as non-compliant fell from 32.4% to 21.9%. Source of funds is where progress is the slowest, and conveyancing remains the work the regulator still describes as high risk.
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DIGITAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION · 4 MIN READ
Don't Let a Strong Q4 Come at the Cost of Weak Due Diligence
Conveyancing fraud cost buyers and sellers £11.7 million in the year to March 2025, according to figures from City of London Police and Action Fraud.
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Friday Afternoon Fraud: Why Identity Is Becoming the Front Line of Conveyancing Security
Friday afternoon fraud puts conveyancing payments at risk. As property transactions become more digital, strong identity checks, secure communications and payment verification are increasingly important.
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ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING · 3 MIN READ
The Digital ID Scheme Was Scrapped. The Infrastructure Wasn’t.
The government’s national digital ID scheme may have been scrapped, but the infrastructure supporting digital identity verification remains firmly in place. This article explains what Andy Burnham’s announcement means for law firms, conveyancers and Digital Verification Services.
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ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING · 6 MIN READ
The Compliance Waterfall: Why law firms may be missing the bigger AML picture
AML compliance is about more than completing client matter risk assessments. This article explores the “Compliance Waterfall” and explains why national, sectoral and firm-wide risk assessments should underpin every decision, helping law firms build stronger, more consistent compliance frameworks.
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ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING · 3 MIN READ
Is quantum computing really the answer to preventing money laundering?
Is quantum computing the future of anti-money laundering? While banks explore advanced technology, law firms can already prevent financial crime by strengthening onboarding, risk assessment, and ongoing monitoring processes.
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