No charges will be brought against a man arrested in connection with the disappearance of London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh.

The BBC understands that a file sent to the Metropolitan Police on Thursday by the Crown Prosecution Service advises against bringing charges.

Scotland Yard says there will be no official comment until the document has been considered.

Miss Lamplugh vanished in July 1986 after meeting a client called Mr Kipper to show him round a property in Fulham, south west London.

High profile

Her body has never been recovered and she was formally declared dead in 1994.

The case has been one of the most high-profile investigations with the police carrying out a number of searches to locate her body.

Miss Lamplugh's mother, Diana, 64, set up the Suzy Lamplugh Trust in her memory to raise employers' awareness about the dangers faced by their staff.

In a statement on Thursday Paul and Diana Lamplugh said: "We are satisfied that the police have been doing excellent work and are continuing to do so."

In May 2000, the investigation into Miss Lamplugh's disappearance was reopened and an appeal was made on the BBC's Crimewatch UK programme.

A 47-year-old man was arrested and questioned last year in connection with her disappearance but denied any involvement.