https://www.scmp.com/rss/322366/feed Neil Jensen is the Hong Kong-based regional director, Asia, of specialist London property agent Fraser & Co. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When UK Chancellor George Osborne gave his latest budget speech this time last week, overseas investors eyeing London property paid attention. From April 1 they’ll pay more in tax after plans for a 3 per cent stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-let and second homes got the government green light. The so-called “second homes tax” means anyone who snaps up more of the city’s red-hot bricks and mortar will need to stump up more cash upfront. On the average London flat worth £532,758 (HK$5.9 million)... https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/1928214/london-property-market-still-attractive-investors-despite?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/1928214/london-property-market-still-attractive-investors-despite?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Mar 2016 07:01:14 +0000