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Stamp Duty surcharge introduced for overseas property buyers
On 1 April 2021, the government introduced a new Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge of 2 per cent for buyers of homes in England and Northern Ireland who are from outside the UK. This means that overseas buyers will be required to pay an additional 2 per cent on top of the standard level of...