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Tom Bill surveys the property tax landscape
For the property market, like the rest of the economy, Wednesday's Budget will be focussed on getting the economy down the home straight of the pandemic rather than what happens on the other side, writes Tom Bill...
Tom Bill is Head of UK Residential Research, producing reports that include Knight Frank’s flagship Prime Central London indices, the Super Prime London Insight and the London Residential Review. He has written detailed reports on London sub-markets and contributes to The Wealth Report and Global Cities report. Tom, a former Bloomberg and Reuters property journalist, is a regular media contributor on the London property market and has presented at events in Europe and the Middle East.
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