UK Enacts Economic Crime Act Including New Beneficial Ownership Register for Foreign Companies Owning UK Property

The UK has enacted the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, which received royal assent on 15 March 2022. Among other things, the legislation provides for the creation of a new Register of Overseas Entities, requiring beneficial owners of foreign companies that own UK property to reveal their identities. According to a government release on the legislation, entities that re…
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