If you've registered with HMRC for AML supervision, training is the part that actually makes that registration meaningful. Registration tells HMRC you're supervised. Training tells you what you're actually supposed to be doing under that supervision, which is where most gaps in practice show up.
Why generic AML training falls short for sourcers
A lot of AML training on the market is written for estate agents, letting agents, or financial services staff. It covers the legal framework accurately, but it doesn't map cleanly onto sourcing, where the risk points are different: you're often dealing with off-market vendors, investor introductions, and deal structures that don't look like a standard estate agency transaction.
That mismatch matters. AML training that doesn't address sourcing-specific scenarios leaves you technically "trained" but not actually equipped to spot risk in the deals you're doing day to day.
Not sure if you're registered yet?
If you haven't worked through HMRC AML registration itself, that's a separate step that needs to happen alongside training, not instead of it.
Read: HMRC AML registration for property sourcers →
What NAPSA's AML course covers
NAPSA's AML course is CPD certified, carrying 3.25 CPD hours, with a 70% pass mark. It's built specifically around the transactions and relationships sourcing agents encounter, client due diligence, source of funds checks, red flags in off-market deals, and what your ongoing record-keeping obligations actually look like in practice.
NAPSA Members get a 25% discount. Please login to your Project Board and 'Benefits' tab to access your unique link.
Training and registration are two different obligations that often get confused. Doing both properly is what actually protects you if HMRC or a client ever asks.
