{"id":134267,"date":"2023-01-27T21:45:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T14:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/john-lennon-house-and-lewis-hamilton-mansion-on-offshore-ownership-register\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T22:10:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:10:59","slug":"john-lennon-house-and-lewis-hamilton-mansion-on-offshore-ownership-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/john-lennon-house-and-lewis-hamilton-mansion-on-offshore-ownership-register\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lennon house and Lewis Hamilton mansion on offshore ownership register"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nYoko Ono, Hamilton and Uri Geller declare themselves beneficial owners of overseas firms that hold UK propertyUK for sale: how the wealthy hold British property via offshore firmsJohn Lennon\u2019s first home, a \u00a316.5m London mansion owned by Lewis Hamilton and the illusionist Uri Geller\u2019s country house have emerged among properties owned via offshore companies, as part of a government transparency drive.Hamilton, Geller and Lennon\u2019s widow, Yoko Ono, all declared themselves to be the beneficial owners of overseas companies that hold property in the UK. Their disclosures are among thousands submitted to a new register that the government says will help ensure HMRC collects the right amount of tax by improving transparency around property ownership. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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