{"id":153699,"date":"2025-05-19T11:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T04:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/at-least-64bn-of-property-in-england-and-wales-is-hidden-behind-opaque-trusts\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:59:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T04:59:48","slug":"at-least-64bn-of-property-in-england-and-wales-is-hidden-behind-opaque-trusts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/at-least-64bn-of-property-in-england-and-wales-is-hidden-behind-opaque-trusts\/","title":{"rendered":"At least \u00a364bn of property in England and Wales is hidden behind opaque trusts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nCampaigners say secretive ownership structures are becoming the \u2018go-to vehicle for kleptocrats\u2019The owners of nearly a quarter of a million properties in England and Wales worth a combined \u00a364bn are hidden behind opaque trusts, according to research that prompts concern that such structures are the \u201cgo-to vehicle for kleptocrats\u201d stashing money in Britain.The government introduced a register of property held through offshore vehicles in August 2022, revealing a string of unknown owners, including high-profile figures such as Lewis Hamilton and James Dyson, as well as sanctioned Russians, Gulf royals and the Chinese state. 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