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Exclusive: How a court case over an unoccupied office block could end a widely used tax avoidance scheme
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United Kingdom — Nick Sommerlad
Exclusive: How a court case over an unoccupied office block could end a widely used tax avoidance scheme
From the outside, the seven-storey building at 2 America Square looks like any other office block in the heart of London’s financial district.
Located about half a mile from Tower Bridge, one might expect it to be a hive of commercial activity, teeming with employees holding important meetings. However, much of the property is home not to staff vying for their next bonus, but to stacks of nondescript black boxes arranged in neat lines.
From the outside, the seven-storey building at 2 America Square looks like any other office block in the heart of London’s financial district.
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Source: The Guardian · Nick Sommerlad. Published 31 Aug 2026, 12:00 pm.
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