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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Arun Advani, Anna Powell-Smith and Andy Summers

MPs must close loophole to drive out dirty money from UK property

A row of white houses in London.
More than 130,000 properties across England and Wales are registered to foreign companies. Photograph: A Astes/Alamy

As MPs head into their summer break, some vital legislation is being delayed until autumn.

One important piece of unfinished business is the economic crime and corporate transparency bill (ECCTB). Although its name is rather a mouthful, it is clear about the intentions: this bill takes an important step forward in the fight against dirty money and the crimes it enables.

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