article_snippet: UK said 36,000 London properties are owned by hidden companies registered in offshore havens.
article_snippet: More than three-quarters of these cases investigated by the Metropolitan Police involved ‘hidden’ offshore companies, which makes it hard to identify the owner, The charity said.
article_snippet: Astonishingly, almost one in 10 properties in the City of Westminster and one in 14 in Kensington and Chelsea are owned by companies registered in offshore accounts.
article_snippet: More than a third of foreign companies holding London property are incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, followed by Jersey, the Isle of Man and Guernsey.
article_snippet: While many register many register their properties in offshore havens to avoid their tax obligations in Britain properties in offshore havens to avoid many
article_snippet: register their properties in offshore havens to avoid their tax obligations in Britain tax obligations in Britain, campaigners say others do so to hide stolen assets.
article_snippet: More than a third of foreign companies holding London property are incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, pictured, followed by Jersey, the Isle of Man and Guernsey the Isle of Man and Guernsey .
article_snippet: They called for a new law requiring that the owners of companies which hold UK properties are named in Land Registry documents.
article_snippet: More than three quarters of cases investigated by The Metropolitan Police involved ‘hidden’ offshore companies .
highlights_snippet: Around 36,000 London properties are thought to be owned by hidden firms .
  
highlights_snippet: Transparency International say hidden firms are registered in offshore havens .
  
highlights_snippet: One in ten properties in Westminster are owned by offshore companies .
  