Setup to Buy UK Property While Maintaining Privacy?

[jangpark]

Hello folks,

I hope the great minds on this forum can help with this.
I want to find a structure that guarantees privacy when buying a UK property.

To be a little more specific, the houses I want to purchase are just around £70,000 - £120,000. Nothing like multi million real estate.
The most important feature I am looking for here is to not get my name publicly available. I am happy to pay tax on the rental income,

At first, I imagine using any offshore company registered in a jurisdiction without a public register of beneficial owner would do the job but there seems to be talks in the government to establish a public register of the beneficial owner of any offshore entities owning UK properties: UK public register of overseas entity beneficial ownership :: Kingfields Solicitors ”“ Property Law Firm in Central London serving UK and International clients

Does that mean the end of anonymous house ownership in the UK? Is there still a way at all?

Thanks for your time reading this

 

[Martin Everson]

Yes it effectively will end anonymous property ownership.

Legally I guess no. But it has to‍ be tested that if an offshore foundation with no beneficial owners can buy UK property⁠ and then is the foundation itself the BO or does it move up the tree⁤ to the Founder.

 

[jangpark]

Great, thank you very much⁤

 

[JonnyJ]

Did you ever make a decision on how to do this? That link was very︆ useful. I want to invest in London and with privacy too.

 

[DeepDrilling]

Can do with UK LTD if anonymous and real person is available. Back in time‌ I found on secret forums mentor group how to, but don't have valid people any‍ longer from there longer.

 

[brianK]

Did you ever find a‌ compliant way to keep your name off the title?

For example, would buying through an‍ overseas SPV owned by a professionally managed trust (with full ROE/TRS disclosures) still provide any⁠ practical privacy, or would the registers make you identifiable anyway?