Reeves ‘flying blind’ on non-doms as ultra-rich couple move to Milan Wealth Rachel Reeves will go into next month’s budget “flying blind” over the number of non-doms that have left the UK, a new report has warned on the day that a high-profile couple relocated to Milan in response to the Chancellor’s crackdown last autumn. The study, which was compiled by former Treasury economist Chris Walker, found [...]
Rachel Reeves told to ‘get out of the way’ ahead of Autumn Budget Business Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been told to “let businesses get on with it and get out of the way” ahead of delivering her second Autumn Budget in the coming months. A group of 1,500 private business leaders surveyed by KPMG said the Chancellor should focus on promoting higher wages and lower costs for companies. They [...]
Is it high time to buy in super-prime London? Wealth London’s super-prime market has been suffering from a glut of supply in the wake of damaging decision-making from successive governments. Ali Lyon asks, is the tide beginning to turn? To take a walk down Mayfair’s historic Upper Grosvenor Street is to be confronted by a quiet, but dramatic, changing-of-the-guard afoot in one of London’s most [...]
Reeves’ tax hikes are ‘death blow to London,’ Britain’s richest warn May 18, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under renewed pressure as Britain’s top business leaders and entrepreneurs blasted her economic agenda following The Sunday Times Rich List revealing a record drop in the country’s number of billionaires. Reeves’ crack down on “non-dom” status has accelerated an exodus of leading business bosses fleeing the UK to avoid the Chancellor’s [...]
Scrapping non-doms could cost UK up to £111bn by 2035, ASI think tank claims April 5, 2025 Scrapping the non-doms tax status could cost the UK up to £111bn by 2035, the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) is warning. The UK could also lose some 44,000 jobs by 2030 if the government enacts its plans to abolish the scheme, the free-market group has suggested. These figures are based on just over half [11,050] [...]
Premier League: Non-dom tax changes could be ‘own goal’ for No11 October 22, 2024 The Premier League could face an exodus of high-profile players if the government continues plans to eliminate the non-dom tax status in the upcoming Budget, experts have warned. Changes to the way tax is paid on overseas earnings could prove “an own goal” if they cause players to leave the English top flight when they [...]
Why West Ham co-owner David Sullivan is selling his London mansion for a loss October 4, 2024 David Sullivan, the co-owner and chairman of Premier League side West Ham United, is selling his London mansion for a loss after slashing the asking price by £10m. The businessman, who is the majority shareholder in the London Stadium club, is selling the Marylebone property through Knight Frank for £65m. The mansion includes 10 bedrooms [...]
Prime London property bounces back after election despite tax uncertainty August 15, 2024 Buyers have returned to prime London properties after the election despite uncertainty around the government’s position on tax changes, new data shows. Sales in July were at their highest on a year-to-date monthly basis, although the average price of a property fell by five per cent on an annual basis, LonRes has found. The number [...]