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Does the new foreign ownership law go far enough?
In the UK, companies must publicly name who owns them. Not all countries impose the same requirements, however, and information
Hundreds of foreign property owners stay secret despite new rules
A “loophole” in new legislation means more than half of the offshore entities which own hundreds of Scottish properties including
Why does who owns Scottish land and property really matter?
This week we are revealing some of the previously unknown individuals, corporations and global governments who own land and property
Unmasked: The foreign states who bought up Scots property worth millions
The governments of China, Qatar, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates have extensive property portfolios in Scotland collectively worth nearly
Pippa Middleton’s family owns Highland estate via offshore tax shelters
The millionaire family of Kate Middleton’s sister owns the 10,000-acre Glen Affric estate in the Highlands via a
Revealed: The billionaire Wall Street investor behind a Borders shooting estate
A billionaire Wall Street investor and Tory donor is the beneficial owner of a Borders sporting estate which had its
How we revealed Scotland’s Secret Owners
In 2020, The Ferret calculated that nearly £2.8bn worth of Scottish property was owned by companies based in tax
Tory funders own more than £50m of Scottish property in secretive tax havens
Major financial backers of the Conservative Party – including personal donors to Boris Johnson – own lucrative properties across Scotland through secretive
Pretty vacant: Local authorities and tax havens own hundreds of empty properties
Local authorities own over 1,100 vacant properties in Scotland’s cities while real estate investors, tax haven firms and
Fears raised more cultural venues could end up in private hands
More Scots cultural venues could be at risk of takeovers by multinational firms and private developers — including those with links
Controversial think tanks host over 40 events at Tory conference
Influential think tanks which do not reveal their donors and blamed as the “driving force” behind the UK’s current
Highland estate in public access legal battle owned in tax haven
A wealthy Highland landowner trying to block access to a path described as “historic and important” owns the land via