{"id":83385,"date":"2018-03-22T18:04:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T11:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ministers-vow-to-end-secrecy-around-foreign-ownership-of-uk-property\/"},"modified":"2018-03-22T18:08:19","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T11:08:19","slug":"ministers-vow-to-end-secrecy-around-foreign-ownership-of-uk-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ministers-vow-to-end-secrecy-around-foreign-ownership-of-uk-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministers vow to end secrecy around foreign ownership of UK property"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGovernment confirms plans to crack down on use of shell companies to \u2018launder dirty money by buying up prime real estate\u2019Frontmen of foreign shell companies that are used to hide the true ownership of some of London\u2019s most expensive properties could face up to two years in jail and unlimited fines under new government plans.The government announced the new sanctions on Thursday as it unveiled plans to set out draft laws this summer to lift the secrecy surrounding foreign ownership of billions of pounds worth of British property. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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