HSBC BUY-TO-LET GUIDE TO THE UK MARKET
2016-03-27
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STAMP DUTY HOLIDAY FOR PROPERTIES COSTING UP TO £500,000 AND COMPLETED BEFORE APRIL, 2021 IN ENGLAND
The government has temporarily increased the stamp duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland. First-time buyers will not be taxed if the property is costing £500,000 or less and the legal transaction is being completed before April 2021, more expensive properties will only be taxed on their value above that amount.
From May 2016 onward, there has been a relatively gentle and almost straight-line increase in house prices, despite the Brexit referendum in June 2016.
Hong Kong residents are buying more houses and apartments to lease out for income in Britain, and have became the fifth largest foreign investors in central London as of last August, driving up prices in some popular districts outside the UK capital.
UK ANNOUNCES NEW SPECIAL VISA FOR HONG KONG'S BN(O) HOLDERS, OPEN FOR APPLICATION ON JANUARY 31, 202
Hong Kong's British National (Overseas) passport holders and their immediate dependants will have the right to apply for a new special UK visa from January 31, 2021. A five-year visa will cost £250 per person.