Chalmers Backs Down on Trust Tax for a Third Time — and Leaves a 47% Penalty Trap Behind
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has retreated a third time on his 30% family-trust tax with a fixed-distribution election — but it...
The UK’s October Budget Hasn’t Landed Yet — But Family Businesses and Foreign Investors Are Already Heading for the Exit
Ahead of Chancellor Healey's 28 October budget, Reuters details the wealth-tax options on the table while a Make UK/Bishop Fleming...
Goldman Raises Estimate: China’s New Presale Rules Could Cut Land-Sale Revenue by 30%
Goldman Sachs now estimates China's shift away from home presales could cut local-government land-sale revenue by roughly 30% — up...
New Zealand House Prices Post Biggest Quarterly Drop in Two Years as RBNZ Lifts OCR to 2.75%
QV's House Price Index shows New Zealand home values fell 1.9% nationally in the quarter to end-August, with Wellington down...
Taiwan’s 928 pre-sale season sees project value plunge over NT$160 billion as central bank credit controls bite
Taiwan's 928 pre-sale season project value fell 23.3% year-on-year to NT$545.2 billion, the lowest level since 2021, as the central...
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...
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...
Why 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...
UK 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...
Thailand 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...
