What Does FIUTT Real Estate Registration Mean in Trinidad & Tobago?

The registration is part of Trinidad and Tobago’s anti-money-laundering, counter-financing-of-terrorism and counter-proliferation-financing framework. It identifies the business to the supervisory authority and brings applicable compliance obligations into the operating environment.

Why real estate businesses fall within FIUTT supervision

Property transactions can involve large values, multiple parties, source-of-funds questions and movement of money between buyers, sellers and professional intermediaries. The supervisory framework therefore places relevant real estate activity within the listed-business system.

Registration is one part of compliance. A supervised entity may also have obligations involving customer due diligence, record keeping, suspicious-activity reporting, internal controls, training and other measures required by the applicable legislation and FIUTT guidance.

DSDillon’s real estate registration reference

DSDillon publishes this reference so landlords, property owners, clients and counterparties can distinguish a regulatory-registration reference from general marketing claims.

Read the FIUTT registration requirements ↗

FIUTT registration is not an endorsement or professional licence

The registration should be described accurately. It is evidence of registration within the FIUTT supervisory framework for the stated business category. It does not mean that FIUTT endorses DSDillon, guarantees a transaction, certifies investment performance or replaces any other professional, contractual or statutory requirement that may apply.

How to verify the regulatory framework

FIUTT publishes the registration process and the current Listed Business registration form on its official website. The form identifies Real Estate as one of the categories covered by the listed-business registration process.