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The book looks interesting but I'm not a fan on the spin you're apparently putting on it.

The London real estate market and maybe real estate dealers perhaps benefit. Most citizens of UK don't benefit from parts of London being actually empty for purposes of investment.

The recycling of third world dollars back to the West has been ongoing since the "patrodollars" of the 1970s. Those who get a piece of those dollars benefit, the average citizen Western nations haven't benefited from the tremendous economic imbalance this has created.

I think they agree with you. Beneficial ownership is a legal term. Putting beneficial owners on real estate means not letting buyers hide their identities with shell companies.

This is changing. UK law will soon require property bought through companies to reveal the names and details of significant shareholders.

Just bought the book, thanks for the suggestion!