Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward to ban over half its short-term rentals
Shinjuku ward in Tokyo plans to ban more than half its short-term/vacation rentals, including existing Airbnb-type listings, in residential zones...
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UK House Prices Post First Annual Fall Since 2023, Lloyds Index Shows
UK house prices fell 0.4% year-on-year in August, the first annual decline since November 2023, according to the Lloyds House...
Read moreDetailsWhy the Thai Baht Keeps Strengthening, and What It Means for Expats
USD/THB traded near 32.9 in early September, and Chiang Rai Times, corroborated by Bank of Thailand data, breaks down the...
Read moreDetailsUK Farmers Demand Inheritance Tax U-Turn Before Autumn Budget
More than 100 Conservative MPs have written to PM Andy Burnham demanding a reversal of farm inheritance tax changes before...
Read moreDetailsThailand Property Trading Platform (TPTP) Launches, Says Its Bangkok–Pattaya Listing Pool Has Reached Ten-Thousand-Unit Scale
Thailand Property Trading Platform (TPTP) officially launched on September 5 in Pattaya; the company says its listing pool has reached...
Read moreDetailsSeoul Property Tax Could Reach 22 of 25 Districts by 2030 as Policy Chief Signals Another Rewrite
Democratic Party policy chief Kwon Chil-seung signaled on Sept 6 the property tax overhaul could still change, as Seoul Economic...
Read moreDetailsAustralia’s Housing Affordability Sinks to a Record Low Even as Prices Fall — and Builders Blame the Tax Bill
Australian and NSW housing affordability have both hit record lows even as prices fall for six straight months, with an...
Read moreDetailsCanada’s Citizenship Certificate Wait Jumps to 33 Months as 136,000 Applications Pile Up
IRCC's processing-time estimate for a citizenship certificate has jumped to 33 months, with 136,000 applications pending, as ProPakistani and Business...
Read moreDetailsFitch Upgrades Portugal’s Sovereign Rating to A+, Outlook Stable
Fitch upgraded Portugal's sovereign credit rating from A to A+ with a stable outlook, its highest grade since March 2011.
Read moreDetailsGreece to Raise Property Transfer Tax to 15% for Non-EU Buyers From January 2027
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that the property transfer tax for non-EU buyers will rise from 3% to 15% from...
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