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Cameron 'cracks down' on dirty money buying up London properties.

cepheus
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Later this year, the Land Registry in England and Wales will have to publish the names of all property owners, the prime minister announced.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33690464
However, he hopes criminals won't use a shell company or false owner because that is difficult to trace. :eek:
In other words, it's just more meaningless clap trap to the brainwashed party faithful and couldn't care less club. What he is really doing is saying to Estate agents and Solicitors, please make sure you have credible deniability. We can't really stop your commissions can we?

Meanwhile this is how these agents really behave
London estate agents caught on camera dealing with 'corrupt' Russian buyer
Channel 4 documentary shows agents in wealthy districts agreeing to continue with purchase to be made with ill-gotten gains from Russian health budget
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/07/london-estate-agents-caught-on-camera-russian-buyer
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