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UK’s Wealth Exodus Intensifies as Billionaire Fredriksen Moves Business to UAE

Labour’s end to the non-dom tax status has triggered an unprecedented departure that could see 16,500 wealthy individuals quit the UK by year’s end.

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Overview

  • Shipping magnate John Fredriksen has shuttered his London Seatankers Management office and now runs his empire from the United Arab Emirates.
  • Labour’s April abolition of the non-dom status removed tax relief on overseas income and stripped inheritance-tax exemptions from foreign-held trusts.
  • Advisers at Henley & Partners forecast the UK will lose about 16,500 high-net-worth individuals this year, more than any other country.
  • The latest Sunday Times Rich List shows the UK’s billionaire count fell from 165 to 156, the steepest decline in its 37-year history.
  • Other prominent expatriates, including Helene Odfjell and Peter T. Smedvig, have also relocated abroad in response to the tax reforms.