Wednesday, 28 November 2012

How secret offshore firms feed London's property boom | UK news | The Guardian

How secret offshore firms feed London's property boom | UK news | The Guardian

The UK is increasingly turning into a property speculators' haven, thanks to tax loopholes and the offshore secrecy offered by the British Virgin Islands (BVI) that hides many property transactions. We disclose the identities of some of the people secretly buying up Britain.
The Guardian's investigation with the Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), covering nearly 60 sample premises, shows how anonymous buyers are taking over more and more blocks of luxury housing.
Some purchasers live abroad; other buyers live in the UK itself while they build up property empires using these artificial structures.

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