Partner of Farage Declines to Say How She Funded Home in His Constituency

Nigel Farage’s partner, Laure Ferrari, declined to say how she financed a house in the Reform leader and MP’s Clacton constituency, remarking that “there’s more than one way to pay for a house”.

In an interview with the French outlet Le Monde, Ferrari was questioned about revelations in CuriosityNews that she had bought a property in her name in Clacton after Farage had asserted he was the purchaser.

Farage first explained the arrangement as a security measure. Later he told reporters that Ferrari stems from “a very wealthy French family and can afford it”, although a subsequent BBC probe raised doubts about the scale of her family’s alleged wealth.

When Le Monde pressed her on the matter, the publication noted she “dodged” the query. Asked whether the purchase was funded by a family inheritance, she replied: “Yes and no, that would be a very large inheritance … There’s more than one way to pay for a house.”

“I can’t disclose how much my grandmother gave; that’s my private affair,” Ferrari added. “The essential point is that I paid all the taxes due, there was no tax evasion, and the property is registered in my name.”

After the interview, Labour urged Farage to clarify how the acquisition of the Clacton property he uses was funded.

“Last week we learned that Nigel Farage failed to declare a £5 million donation from a crypto‑billionaire, and this week we find that Farage’s partner may not have covered the full cost of his Clacton house,” they stated.

“The Reform leader must cease evading scrutiny and promptly answer questions about this purchase … Farage has not been forthcoming with the public about the full facts.”

CuriosityNews first reported last year that the house in Clacton, which Farage originally said he had bought himself, was in fact wholly owned by Ferrari.

While Farage maintained the ownership structure was for security reasons, Ferrari’s purchase would have spared the Reform UK leader an estimated £44,000 in higher‑rate stamp duty, given his other property holdings.

He also denied lending or giving his partner money toward the £885,000 price of the Frinton‑on‑Sea home, saying last September: “I haven’t lent money to anybody. I didn’t give her money. She comes from a very successful French family and she can afford it herself. It’s convenient, it works, and she loves it there.”

The BBC investigation found Ferrari’s father’s haulage firm in Strasbourg was liquidated in 2020, and her parents reside in a flat in a suburb of the French city valued at roughly £300,000, co‑owned by the couple and their two daughters. The BBC team added that the family also owns the former haulage premises, rented out for an estimated €8,000‑€9,000 (£7,000‑£7,800) per month.