US EditionNigel Farage admits he was wrong to say he had bought house in Clacton
Nigel Farage's partner purchased a £900,000 home in Clacton, potentially saving £44,000 in stamp duty, amid accusations of hypocrisy following Angela Rayner's resignation over a similar tax issue.
- Nigel Farage acknowledged that the nearly £900,000 property in Clacton, Essex, was purchased by his partner, Laure Ferrari, and is solely her asset, not his personal purchase.
- This clarification comes after Farage previously stated that he purchased the property and intended to reside there, a claim that was challenged by Jo Maugham from the Good Law Project, who pointed out inconsistencies in Farage’s explanations.
- Farage explained that his name was excluded from the property deed due to security concerns, rejected claims that the setup was intended to avoid tax, and described allegations of tax avoidance related to the arrangement as "disgusting, unfair and untrue."
- The house is Ferrari's sole UK asset, and the stamp duty she paid was nearly £32,000, much less than the approximately £75,000 Farage would have owed if he bought it himself.
- This situation has drawn questions about Farage's tax affairs and led to accusations of hypocrisy given his criticism of Angela Rayner, who resigned over a £40,000 stamp duty error.
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On Friday 5 September, Angela Rayner resigned as deputy prime minister and housing minister after it was revealed she’d paid less stamp duty than she should have done. That same day, the Canary reported that Reform leader Nigel Farage was involved in a potentially similar affair regarding a Clacton property. Given that the first scandal was significant enough to bring down the second most powerful politician in the country, you’d think the BBC’s…
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Reform leader has been accused of giving “two contradictory versions” over the purchase of a plush property in Essex that could have saved him more than £40,000 in stamp duty.
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