A man walks past an advertising billboard for a commercial property development in Beijing. The city has tightened a loophole that allowed newly divorced couples to qualify as ‘first time’ buyers. Photo: Reuters A man walks past an advertising billboard for a commercial property development in Beijing. The city has tightened a loophole that allowed newly divorced couples to qualify as ‘first time’ buyers. Photo: Reuters
A man walks past an advertising billboard for a commercial property development in Beijing. The city has tightened a loophole that allowed newly divorced couples to qualify as ‘first time’ buyers. Photo: Reuters

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Beijing imposes fresh home purchase restrictions to close the ‘divorce’ loophole

Residents divorced for less than a year no longer qualify as ‘first-time’ buyers

Topic |   China property
Zheng Yangpeng
Zheng Yangpeng

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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A man walks past an advertising billboard for a commercial property development in Beijing. The city has tightened a loophole that allowed newly divorced couples to qualify as ‘first time’ buyers. Photo: Reuters A man walks past an advertising billboard for a commercial property development in Beijing. The city has tightened a loophole that allowed newly divorced couples to qualify as ‘first time’ buyers. Photo: Reuters
A man walks past an advertising billboard for a commercial property development in Beijing. The city has tightened a loophole that allowed newly divorced couples to qualify as ‘first time’ buyers. Photo: Reuters
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