{"id":134342,"date":"2023-02-01T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/almost-13000-offshore-companies-with-uk-property-fail-to-declare-owners\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T07:29:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T00:29:35","slug":"almost-13000-offshore-companies-with-uk-property-fail-to-declare-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/almost-13000-offshore-companies-with-uk-property-fail-to-declare-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost 13,000 offshore companies with UK property fail to declare owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThe companies may now face fines and a ban on selling their land, the government has saidAlmost 13,000 offshore companies holding UK property have failed to declare their ultimate owners and may now face fines and a ban on selling their land, the government has said.Martin Callanan, a business minister, praised the introduction of the new register of overseas owners of UK properties, saying it had been \u201cinvaluable for tax and revenue services, bringing transparency to opaque offshore trusts often used to obscure assets for tax purposes\u201d. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2023\/feb\/01\/almost-13000-offshore-companies-with-uk-property-fail-to-declare-owners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Almost 13,000 offshore companies with UK property fail to declare owners<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; The companies may now face fines and a ban on selling their land, the 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