Non-doms are descending on Milan – and getting a divorce Wealth Thanks to its generous flat-tax regime, Milan has become a popular bolthole for former UK-based non-doms. But, asks Ali Lyon, does the opening of a new divorce law firm in Italy’s financial capital suggest some of its new residents are regretting their decision? The United Kingdom’s decision to abolish the non-dom regime last year has [...]
Steel mogul Lakshmi Mittal leaves UK for Switzerland and Dubai Wealth Lakshmi Mittal, the steel mogul who was one of Britain’s richest people, has now left the country and become a resident in Switzerland for tax purposes, it has been reported. Mittal has long been one of the billionaires rumoured to be leaving the UK in response to Rachel Reeves’ tax plans. In March this year, [...]
Ferrari cut UK supply after Labour’s tax raid on wealthy Wealth The boss of Ferrari has blamed the Labour government’s crackdown on wealth for its decision to cut the number of cars it sells in the UK, saying that a “stabilisation” in demand was happening in the country. Chief executive Benedetto Vigna told the Financial Times that his firm had reduced allocations of its supercars to [...]
Non-dom U-turn would keep South African billionaire in UK June 18, 2025 South Africa’s richest self-made woman would cancel her plans to leave Britain if Rachel Reeves goes ahead with a change to non-dom inheritance tax rules said to be under consideration by the Treasury. Magda Wierzycka, the billionaire entrepreneur behind UK venture capital fund Braavos, had intended to join the wave of rich foreigners departing Britain, [...]
Rachel Reeves mulls inheritance tax U-turn as non-doms flee June 17, 2025 Rachel Reeves is reportedly mulling over changes to inheritance tax (IHT) on non-doms for assets held around the world, as pressure has ramped up from the City. That’s according to a report in the Financial Times, with “tweaks” to current rules to stem the UK’s haemorrhaging of non-doms. This potential U-turn follows pressure on the [...]
The high-profile non-doms that have quit Britain since the Budget June 6, 2025 If the pleas of wealth advisers and tax lawyers are to be believed, since the Chancellor’s Autumn fiscal crackdown, non-doms have been leaving Britain in droves. We’ve listed the most high-profile departures since the Budget. Having made it almost exactly halfway through her maiden Budget, the UK’s first female Chancellor was beginning to find her [...]
Billionaire tech entrepreneur joins non-dom exodus May 28, 2025 The billionaire founder of one of Britain’s top fintechs has quit the UK for Monaco, becoming the latest super-rich foreigner to flee the government’s crackdown on non-doms. Guillaume Pousaz, who started payments firm Checkout.com in 2012, changed his country of residence to the France-adjacent tax haven in April, according to Companies House filings, to avoid [...]
Aston Villa’s non-dom owner quit UK due to ‘Tory incompetence’ April 21, 2025 The non-dom co-owner of Aston Villa football club has blamed the Conservative party’s mismanagement of the economy for his decision to leave the UK earlier this year. Nassef Sawiris, a chemicals magnate who is Egypt’s richest man, became one of the most high profile ultra high net worth individuals to avoid the government’s crackdown on [...]
Aston Villa’s non-dom owner leaves UK for Italy April 2, 2025 The billionaire co-owner of Aston Villa football club has become the latest wealthy foreigner to leave the UK in response to the government’s decision to abolish the non-dom regime. According to registry filings, Nassef Sawiris, Egypt’s richest man, is now a resident of Italy. He previously lived in the UK and claimed the country’s generous [...]