Play store
A London High Court has barred the sale or transfer of the luxury flat near Regent’s Park amid a UK National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into suspected money laundering and the source of funds used to purchase the property.
The flat is linked to Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, also known as Rony, the brother of former Bangladesh land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury.
The NCA alleges that the property’s ownership was deliberately obscured through a complex arrangement.
In September 2025, shares in the company holding the flat were transferred for just £1. The agency suspects the arrangement was intended to conceal Rony’s control of the property.
According to court documents, the flat was purchased in 2023 for £12.4 million through a company originally named Rony 42 Limited. Its value has since risen to around £15 million.
The NCA told the court that the property may be linked to suspected corruption, fraud and money laundering.
The court found reasonable grounds to suspect that it had been acquired with proceeds of crime and imposed restrictions on its sale or transfer.
However, Anisuzzaman Chowdhury has denied wrongdoing and rejected allegations that he attempted to conceal ownership.
He has said he would strongly contest any future civil proceedings seeking confiscation of the property.
The case forms part of a wider UK investigation into overseas assets linked to Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and people associated with him.
In June 2025, a UK court ordered restrictions on assets worth around £185 million linked to the former minister.