In the press
Our work is regularly featured in the press.
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Public Finance, Oct 2023
Public Finance write about our work with Westminster City Council, with whom we produced a list of properties that have unknown beneficial ownership.
The Times, Sept 2023
The Times covers our analysis of the number of unrepresented defendants in the magistrates’ courts, and the failure of the government to publish the relevant data.
The Guardian, Sept 2023
The Guardian reports on our co-authored paper detailing the flaws in the design of the the Register for Overseas Entities, which continue to obscure the true ownership of UK property.
The Guardian, July 2023
Our Director co-authors a piece for the Guardian which expounds the need for increased data publishing to combat dirty money in UK property.
The Financial Times, May 2023
Our Director is quoted in a Financial Times article where Tim Harford argues for the importance of good data infrastructure.
The Times, May 2023
The Times covers our work on an amendment to the Procurement Bill to improve the data available for the evaluation of public contracts.
Legal press, March 2023
Legal publications including the Law Society Gazette, Legal Futures, Law360 and Solicitors Journal covered our research report on data gaps across the criminal justice system.
The Spectator, Jan 2023
The Spectator writes about our new campaign with partners across the political spectrum for better data on DWP’s employment support schemes.
The Independent, Dec 2022
The Independent covers our complaint to the UK statistics regulator with partners from the modern slavery sector, about the Home Secretary’s use of data on modern slavery.
The Times, March 2022
In an opinion piece in The Times, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown cites our research on property owned by overseas individuals.
Regional press, spring 2022
Lots of coverage for our research on property owned by overseas individuals, including the Yorkshire Post, the Liverpool Echo, the Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Devon Live and the Derby Telegraph.
The Financial Times, March 2022
A Financial Times article referencing our research on property owned by overseas individuals.
The Observer, Feb 2022
Our Director is quoted in the Observer, outlining concerns about the data requirements in the Subsidy Control Bill.
The Observer, Feb 2022
A story in The Observer cited statistics from our research on property owned by overseas individuals.
The Financial Times, Nov 2021
A story in the Financial Times covering our new research on property owned by overseas individuals, exploring the new statistics and discussing the need for more transparency over the beneficial ownership of property.
The Times, Nov 2021
The Times also covers our new research on property owned by overseas individuals, alongside a letter from 17 Conservative MPs to the Prime Minister calling for him to progress the Bill on the registration of property.
The Mirror, Nov 2021
More coverage in the Mirror for our briefing on landlord registers, with interviews with people affected by poor-quality private rented accommodation.
The Observer, Oct 2021
The Observer covers our briefing on landlord registers, also featuring new research by our friends at rental campaigners Generation Rent.
The Telegraph, Aug 2021
A front-page article in the Telegraph on our work on subsidy transparency, as championed by John Penrose MP.
Private Eye, June 2021
The Eye covers our successful work to secure the release of data on Covid-related loans to business, and the data that is still missing.
