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Can I avoid stamp duty when buying property or land?
Is it really possible to avoid stamp duty land tax when purchasing land and property?
Property Owners To Wait Until 2026 for HS2 Compensation
Hundreds of home-owners will have to wait until 2026 or longer to receive compensation for the proposed HS2 rail line, approved today by Transport Minister Justine Greening
New Government Planning Guidelines Threaten English Villages
It's Sprawl Over Now
Since the middle of the 20th century restrictive planning laws have helped preserve the charm of English villages. New government guidelines could put paid to that at a stroke, says Ross Clark
Property Guru Sergey Sander on Relocating Russian and Asian HNWs to Switzerland
Sander Castles
Russian and Asian HNWs need more help buying property in the likes of Switzerland than estate agents provide. This is where Sergey Sander comes in, says Christopher Silvester
Interior Designer Vivien Greenock on Quality, Taste and Shunning the Limelight
Lady of the Cloth
Vivien Greenock has made a celebrated career out of discreet good taste in her interior design. In a rare interview, she talks to William Cash about disappearing behind her clients, including Oscar de la Renta and John Fairchild, and why substandard fabric just won’t do
Rubenstein on One Sandy Lane
A Residence Apart
Who lives in a house like this? William Cash is sure that there are billionaires out there ready to be seduced by One Sandy Lane’s infinite charms
Upton Cressett wins Hudson's Heritage Award
The entire 48 hours prior to Norman's visit was straight out of Fawlty Towers
Knight Frank Predictions for 2012
After two years of growth the world’s prime markets look set to cool in 2012
The Bund in Shanghai Revisited
Bund Management
The Bund in Shanghai, once among the most cosmopolitan and vibrant streets in the world, has got its mojo back again, says Steve King
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Is it really possible to avoid stamp duty land tax when purchasing land and property?
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A lot has been made recently in the press about buyers of some of the UK’s most expensive homes avoiding stamp duty land tax (SDLT) by purchasing their home through a company.
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