"Nigel Farage concedes error in claiming to buy Clacton home"

Nigel Farage has acknowledged that he misstated information when he claimed to have purchased a home in his Clacton constituency, clarifying that the property is owned entirely by his long-term partner.

CuriosityNews reported in May that the house in an affluent area of Clacton-on-Sea was actually bought solely by Laure Ferrari. When questioned at the time, Farage said his name was not on the property for "security reasons."

Last November, Farage had asserted that he was the buyer, aiming to counter claims that he had not been spending enough time in the area. However, on the final day of Reform’s conference in Birmingham, he conceded that he was incorrect in stating he had "exchanged contracts" on the Clacton home.

Speaking to Sky News, he said: "I shouldn’t have said ‘we.’ I should have said ‘she.’ It’s her money. It’s her asset. I own none of it. But I happen to spend some time there."

Farage added: "Sometimes we all say things we perhaps shouldn’t have. I should have phrased it differently. I didn’t want to involve her publicly."

When initially asked last November about his presence in Clacton, he told Sky News: "I’ve just exchanged contracts on the house I’ll be living in—is that good enough?... I’ve bought a house in Clacton. What more do you want me to do?"

In January, he also told LBC he had purchased the property, stating: "That’s why you can see me out, often on a Saturday morning, getting essentials—limes, tonic, things like that."

Earlier this year, Farage faced questions over whether the house was registered under Ferrari’s name to avoid higher stamp duty costs, given he already owns other properties. He was also asked if he had provided the funds for the purchase, either as a gift or loan, and whether it was Ferrari’s only UK property, which could affect the stamp duty rate.

Richard Tice, the party’s deputy leader, dismissed concerns about Farage’s tax matters as "irrelevant" to voters.

However, Farage had previously criticized Angela Rayner over her tax affairs, calling her resignation "a sign of entitlement" during his conference speech.

In his main address, the Reform UK leader suggested a general election might happen as early as 2027. When asked if he would release his tax returns if he became prime minister, he told Sky News: "I think that might be going too far."

He later added: "That said, if I were prime minister, all my business interests would go into a trust anyway, so it wouldn’t matter."

Farage insisted his tax affairs were "nobody’s business."

This comes days after CuriosityNews reported that Farage had been using a private company.