That massive knock-off Harry Potter shop on Oxford Street? It's owned by the sanctioned Libyan sovereign wealth fund.
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For years, it's been impossible to ascertain who was actually behind the off-shore shell companies that owned much of London's real estate. Now, we've found out. the-londoner.co.uk/we-reveal…

Mar 26, 2026 · 12:21 PM UTC

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Revealed: the billionaires who really own London

Trump's golfing buddy and sanctioned Libyan wealth funds are among the secret overseas owners of 32,000 locations around the capital

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Muggle laundering?
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Defence against the dark funds
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Trolley problem where you have to give money to either JK Rowling or the sanctioned Libyan government to buy your Chinese made tat.
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Would this have happened under Gaddafi? 🤔
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That reads like they own the freehold, you're making it sound like the shop is run by the Libyans. Who the shop is run by is covered by londoncentric.media/p/harry-…

Harry Potter and the unpaid tax bill

A London Centric investigation reveals one of the capital's most garish gift shops owes hundreds of thousands of pounds in unpaid taxes — and uncovers its mysterious owners.

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The Room of Requirement.
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They own a couple of others in london too
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The building or the business?
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Khan loves owt like that
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BBC: Property register fines worth £1bn not yet imposed (2023) bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65611255 UK Lawyers working for these entities, who collect rent, draw leases etc....

Property register fines worth £1bn not yet imposed

Thousands of foreign firms, some linked to Russian oligarchs, are breaking a new UK transparency law.

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FT - Register of Overseas Entities failing to deter non-compliance ftadviser.com/content/784deb…

Register of Overseas Entities failing to deter non-compliance

When the UK government introduced the Register of Overseas Entities in 2022, it was described as a transparency measure to expose who really owns land and property in the UK.

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Gaddafiarmus!
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That reads like they own the freehold, you're making it sound like the shop is run by the Libyans. Who the shop is run by is covered by londoncentric.media/p/harry-…

Harry Potter and the unpaid tax bill

A London Centric investigation reveals one of the capital's most garish gift shops owes hundreds of thousands of pounds in unpaid taxes — and uncovers its mysterious owners.

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