Overview

• Farage says he paid "a lot of money" this week for expert counsel and insists the correct tax was paid.
• His solicitors, Grosvenor Law, cite written advice from a leading tax KC finding no underpayment of SDLT or improper avoidance.
• Farage maintains he gave Laure Ferrari no money, has no financial interest in the house, and stays there as her guest.
• A BBC investigation questioned claims of Ferrari family wealth, reporting no evidence they could significantly fund the purchase.
• Opposition parties demand clarity as a petition tops 54,000 signatures urging release of his tax returns, with earlier statements showing he initially said he bought the home and that buying in his name would have added about £44,000 in stamp duty.