Ben Keith writes for FT Adviser: “Changes to the immigration policies and non-dom regime destroying HNW investment” The article was first published in the FT Adviser on 27 October 2025.
Ben Keith writes for FT Adviser. The article considers the detrimental impact of recent UK policy changes to both the immigration framework and the non-dom tax regime, warning that these developments are “undermining high-net-worth investment” in the UK.
In the piece, Ben examines how the tightening of immigration routes and the erosion of long-standing fiscal incentives are together creating significant uncertainty for internationally mobile individuals and their advisers. He concludes that these shifts have led to a notable decline in the UK’s attractiveness as a destination for HNW investment and relocation.
The UK government’s immigration policy has reached a critical juncture.
Whilst the recently published white paper “Restoring control over the immigration system” claims to attract talent and wealth to Britain, the reality facing high-net-worth individuals tells a different story. Combined with the abolition of the non-domicile tax regime, these changes are creating a perfect storm that threatens the UK’s competitiveness as a destination for global capital.
As a barrister who regularly advises HNW clients on immigration matters, I am witnessing unprecedented uncertainty among those considering relocating to the UK. The government’s approach pulls in contradictory directions, claiming to welcome investment whilst simultaneously making the immigration system more complex and unwelcoming.
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Ben Keith is a leading barrister specialising in cross-border and international cases. He deals with all aspects of extradition, immigration, human rights, mutual legal assistance, Interpol, financial crime and international law, including sanctions. He represents governments, political and military leaders, high net worth individuals, human rights defenders and business leaders in the most sensitive cases. He is a leading authority on the removal of Interpol Red Notices for worldwide clients. He edits the Red Notice Monitor blog.
Ben has extensive experience of appellate proceedings before the Administrative and Divisional Courts, Civil and Criminal Divisions of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court as well as applications and appeals to the European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations.
Ben has significant expertise in post-soviet states, as well the Middle East and the Far East.
He is ranked in Chambers and Partners as a star leader in the field of extradition at the London Bar and in The Legal 500 as a Tier 1 leading individual in extradition. Ben is also ranked in Chambers and Partners in the field of immigration and in its Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals rankings. He is recognised in The Spears’ 500 2024 Guide as a ‘Recommended Immigration Law Barrister’.
