Farage’s Property Portfolio and Declaration Under Scrutiny
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Farage's Property Portfolio and Declaration Under Scrutiny
- Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, reportedly owns or resides in five properties, but only two are declared in the parliamentary register of interests.
- Farage's partner, Laure Ferrari, purchased a four-bedroom house in Frinton-on-Sea for £885,000 in cash in 2025, an acquisition that occurred shortly after Farage's election as MP for Clacton in July 2024.
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Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK and MP for Clacton since July 2024, is facing scrutiny regarding his property portfolio and adherence to parliamentary transparency rules. Reports indicate that Farage owns or lives in five properties, but only two are currently listed in his parliamentary register of interests. This comes after Farage described himself as “skint” in 2017.
One of the properties under examination is a four-bedroom detached house in Frinton-on-Sea, near Farage’s Clacton constituency, which his partner, Laure Ferrari, purchased in 2025 for £885,000 in cash. Farage had initially claimed to have bought the house, later stating it was for “security” reasons. Ferrari has not confirmed how she paid for the property, noting there’s “more than one way to pay for a house.”
Farage’s other properties include a £1.4 million Grade II-listed home in Surrey, which he bought in May 2024, weeks after receiving a £5 million gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. Farage has provided varying explanations for this gift, initially citing personal security and later describing it as a “reward” for his Brexit campaigning. The parliamentary standards commissioner opened an official inquiry into this undeclared gift in May 2026, investigating a potential breach of rules requiring MPs to declare relevant gifts received within 12 months of entering parliament.
Additionally, Farage owns two coastal properties in Kent through his company, Thorn in the Side Ltd. One was bought in 2020 for £500,000, and another in 2023 for £575,000, with plans approved in 2024 to demolish and rebuild the latter. His portfolio also includes a semi-detached property in the London Borough of Bromley, reportedly his former marital home.
Since becoming an MP in July 2024, Farage’s income from outside parliamentary activities has reached £2 million, in addition to his MP’s salary. This includes substantial earnings from presenting on GB News, writing articles, promoting gold bullion for Direct Bullion, and creating personalized videos on Cameo. For instance, he declared £270