Farage facing new questions over home purchase funding
Nigel Farage is under scrutiny regarding the funding of his £1.4 million home purchase. Reform UK claims he used a fee from a TV appearance to buy the house, but there are questions about the timing and source of the funds. Critics, including Labour chair Anna Turley, are demanding transparency about a £5 million gift he received shortly before the purchase.
- ▪Farage allegedly purchased a £1.4 million home in Surrey without a mortgage.
- ▪Reform UK claims the funds came from a fee for appearing on 'I'm A Celebrity'.
- ▪There are discrepancies in the timing of the funds and the purchase, raising questions about their source.
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Farage facing new questions over home purchase fundingJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJoe Pike & Jack FenwickPolitical correspondentsPA MediaReform UK leader Nigel FarageNigel Farage is facing questions over Reform UK's claim that he used a fee from appearing on a TV show to buy a £1.4m home.Last week the party told the BBC the Reform UK leader bought the house in Surrey in 2024 without a mortgage by using his fee from appearing on I'm A Celebrity.In 2025, Mr Farage told the FT that fee had been paid to his company Thorn In The Side Limited.However, the company accounts appear to suggest the income he received remained in his account after the house purchase.The party has denied Farage used any of the £5m gift he received in April 2024 from crypto-billionaire Christopher…
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