The number of people earning such sums in the country has risen to 3,700 , an increase of 3,700 over the last tax year , according to figures from HM Revenue & Customs . 1,400 of the high earners live in London , with over 18,700 based in UK and Chelsea and over 18,700 in Westminster . Analysis by law firm Wilsons suggests that many of these high earners are wealthy foreign executives, investors or non-doms who could leave the UK if immigration rules or taxes change after Brexit .
The number of people earning such sums in the country has risen to over 18,700, an increase of 3,700 over the last tax year, according to figures from HM Revenue & Customs. Over a third of the high earners live in London, with more than 2,000 based in Kensington and Chelsea and 1,400 in Westminster. Analysis by law firm Wilsons suggests that many of these high earners are wealthy foreign executives, investors or non-doms who could leave the UK if immigration rules or taxes change after Brexit.