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Required Reading: new French taxes on property owners explained
There’s more offshore: The Guardian names “secret” property owners
The Guardian has named a batch of "secret" property barons who it claims own UK properties through offshore firms based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI).
Which country has the highest prime property purchase taxes? (Clue: it’s not the UK…)
Who doesn't love a good rundown? We definitely do, so here's accountancy firm UHY’s take on the Big Mac test, with a snapshot of current compulsory property purchase fees on a property worth USD $3.
Required Reading: What does the Autumn Statement mean for HNWs
Yesterday's Autumn Statement delivered by Chancellor George Osborne did not, in fact, contain much detail on the Government's tax proposals, meaning the publication of the draft Finance Bill next week…