header-logo header-logo

Packed & ready to leave?

212904
UK competitiveness on the world stage. Rosie Todd & Kerry Garcia assess the post-non-dom regime
  • Looks at the impact of the 6 April tax overhaul on the UK’s attractiveness to the globally wealthy.
  • Outlines potential UK tax and immigration reforms to improve the UK’s competitiveness on the global stage.

With the headlines full of doom and gloom about the economic outlook, the government has a seemingly herculean task ahead of them to make the UK an attractive place for the globally wealthy. There are, undisputedly, some pull factors for those making the move here. However, certain changes to the immigration rules and processes and a more advantageous tax regime would certainly improve matters, thus preventing a potential exodus of wealthy families to other countries.

What used to be

From a tax perspective, the rules applying to non-UK domiciled individuals (the non-dom regime) had, and will continue to have (until 5 April 2025), a number of benefits. In broad terms, non-doms could keep their non-UK

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
back-to-top-scroll