Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 September 2017.
What steps his Department is taking increase transparency in the property market.
Knowing who ultimately owns and controls a company is crucial in the global fight against corruption, and the UK is leading by example. Our public register of company beneficial ownership went live in June 2016.
We published a call for evidence on the proposal to create a new register showing the beneficial owners of overseas companies that own or buy property in the UK. The responses are currently being analysed, and we will publish a response in due course.