The veiled ownership of the famed Georgian-style mansion Witanhurst in north London is an example of how owners who want additional secrecy can use “layering” to put greater distance between an offshore company buyer of a property and its ultimate owner. Neal Levin, leader of the Fraud and Internal Investigations Team, comments on the tactic in the article, "Secrecy surrounding property held offshore raises eyebrows," published March 5, 2014 in the Financial Times.
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