The number of luxury, detached homes in England and Wales owned through offshore companies has fallen dramatically in the last decade, likely as a result of a Government transparency drive, UCL researchers say. In a new study published in Environment and Planning B , the researchers found that overseas ownership of single properties dropped by 17 per cent between 2015 and 2025, from around 36,000 units to around 30,000. At the same time, investment in multi-property units increased by eight per