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Meet the man running tax-avoiding snail farms in London

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 11, 2025
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Burgundy snail (Ivan Marjanovic/shutterstock.com)

Terry Ball is 79 years old, runs a snail farm in Lancashire, England, and has spent years helping landlords cheat local councils out of millions in business rates. His method: breed snails in empty office buildings and claim the property qualifies as a farm, which is exempt from taxes.

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