The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the “Act”) came into force on 15 March 2022 with Part 1 of the Act making provision for the registration of overseas entities who already own, or want to own, land in the UK, through the creation of a Register of Overseas Entities, which will be managed by Companies House in the UK.
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