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Evening Standard
Charlotte Duck

How to buy a UK holiday home without paying stamp duty or extra council tax

Buying a holiday home in the UK has become substantially more expensive in recent years.

Along with the cost of paying for the home itself, purchasers now need to budget for the additional stamp duty rate of five per cent and extra council tax fees, which, in some parts of the UK, can be as much as 300 per cent.

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