Tax may dim London's allure for foreign property buyers
Frequent changes to property-tax law and the spectre of more levies are putting off buyers from abroad
Thu, Dec 12, 2013 - 6:00 AM
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[LONDON] A NEW capital-gains tax on homes sold by people living abroad, plus a growing British economy that's lifting the currency, may dull London's appeal to property buyers from abroad.
But the government "will put people off by changing the rules constantly and making it less tax-...
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