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What does April’s new Capital Gains Tax mean for high value UK property?
Corporate owners of £2m+ properties in the UK need to act now to stay on top of the latest tax regime changes, say Andrew Goldstone, Kassim Meghjee and Jonathan Legg of Mishcon de Reya.
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There has been recent speculation that non-residents might have to start paying UK capital gains tax (CGT) on their UK property...
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