And Other Villains: Why stamp duty is only part of the problem for prime London

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Non-Dom taxation, Brexit, tightened mortgage lending, blustering rhetoric... A realm of factors - in addition to high SDLT  rates - are pushing "footloose capital" out of the prime London property market, says Charlie Ellingworth.

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Charlie Ellingworth

Co-founder at Property Vision

Charlie Ellingworth started acquisition firm Property Vision over thirty years ago. He is on the board of the Cadogan Estate and a trustee there, as well as a director of other smaller property companies. He writes novels, plays and regular articles for the FT and other magazines.

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