Margaret Thatcher’s £6m London townhouse owned by mysterious company with links to three tax havens

[malaise]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/margaret-thatcher-tax-snatcher-mystery-1828441
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Margaret Thatcher’s £6m London townhouse is owned by a mysterious company with links to THREE notorious tax havens.

Financial experts said it could have been a scheme which would help her estate avoid millions of pounds in inheritance tax.

But because her affairs are shrouded in such extraordinary secrecy it may be impossible to find out.

The trail leads to offshore businesses in the British Virgin Islands with links to Liechtenstein and Jersey.

The £6million property she lived in for more than 20 years is owned by Bakeland Property Company, based in the BVI.

The company’s official address is a PO Box in a small town in Liechtenstein and it had its original roots in St Helier, Jersey.

Any suggestion of avoiding a £2.4m inheritance tax bill will spark outrage following the row over who is paying for Thatcher’s lavish £10m funeral.

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You can't make this shit up!!!

[polly7]

1. Man ......... that funeral's going to be fun to watch! nt.

[malaise]

3. I'm following the protests

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2013/apr/13/margaret-thatcher-protests-cuts-live
Want a live video link

[polly7]

5. Thanks, malaise! nt.

[HipChick]

8. going to wake up early and watch

Some of my friends there are having protest parties that day too..

[malaise]

10. Check this out

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2013/apr/13/margaret-thatcher-protests-cuts-live

In a statement announcing the end of the direct action today, Sarah Knight, an activists at the protest at Lord Freud's house, said:

My mum has just found out that she will have to pay the bedroom tax. My family is terrified about what’s going to happen. People’s hearts are being broken as this government is turning Thatcher’s wildest dreams into a nightmarish reality. But this protest is not about Thatcher’s death, it’s about the ongoing assault on the welfare state.

[hatrack]

2. Well, as we know, there is no such thing as "society", and if so, why not dodge taxes?

How can an institution that doesn't exist pretend to lay claim to MAH MONEY?!?!?

[malaise]

4. LOL

That's her thinking I guess

[leveymg]

6. So, Baroness Thatcher was in "assisted living," Tory style.

Basically, living off the public.

[malaise]

7. Well you do know she was competing with the queen

She was a scumbag of the highest level.

[truebluegreen]

9. Quel surprise!

Reminds me of Ronnie Raygun being given a home by his fanboys.

[applegrove]

11. And Brian Mulroney, Canada's conservative of the era, was caught accepting

cash from a businessman after he left office. He didn't claim in on his income tax till years later. They are crony capitalists.

[Berlum]

12. Republican Family Values (Thatcher-Style)

[shenmue]

13. Sell it and give the money to the families of all the miners and factory workers she gutted

I am not going to forget the way she chose the rich over everyone else. A healthy society is one that works at all levels, not just the top.

It's been a lot of years, but justice is justice.