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Apparent exodus of super-rich suggests UK is no longer billionaires’ playground

Markets Brief gilt-and-policy note (2026-10-07): If recent complaints are believed, London and the UK are no longer welcoming for ultra-high net worth individualsLondon was once globally renowned as the… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

If recent complaints are believed, London and the UK are no longer welcoming for ultra-high net worth individuals

London was once globally renowned as the “billionaires’ playground”, where the world’s super-rich could relax in the Georgian townhouses of Mayfair undisturbed by the grasping hand of the state.

But if recent complaints by fleeing ultra-high net worth individuals are to be believed, the city is no longer as welcoming for those who consider themselves to be Britain’s most-persecuted minority.

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