'Not open for business': UK risks deterring HNW clients with tax pressure

Mass HNWI exodus underway, warns JLHO

Sahar Nazir
clock • 2 min read

The UK risks sending a message that it is “not open for business” to global wealth, as high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) continue to leave the country in response to tax reforms, according to John Lamb Hill Oldridge (JLHO) director Ken Maxwell.

Speaking on an episode of Professional Adviser TV's Advice Lens, Maxwell said growing pressure on HNW clients, including the end of non-dom tax perks, proposed pension changes, and a possible wealth tax, is prompting a mass relocation of wealthy families and individuals to other jurisdictions. "We don't want to deter people coming to the UK and setting up businesses and employment and everything else," Maxwell said. "But I think it kind of gives the message to those high net worth, ultra-high net worth clients that Britain's not really open for business in many ways." The warning come...

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