London’s Kensington and Chelsea Proposes Council Tax Rise of Up to 70%, Says Final Decision Not Until March
The Conservative-led Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has put forward a proposal to raise council tax by up to...
UK Mortgage Rule Change Lets Thousands More First-Time Buyers Borrow at Higher Income Multiples
A rule change by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has more than doubled...
UK House Prices Post Biggest Annual Fall in Three Years as Landlords Report Rental Yields Climbing Toward 9%
UK house prices fell 1.2% year-on-year in October 2026, the steepest annual decline since October 2023, according to the Lloyds...
Thailand’s Foreign-Income Tax Relief Bill Stalls, Leaving Expats Under Existing Rules for 2026
Draft relief measures meant to ease Thailand's tax on foreign income remitted by expats remain stuck as unenacted proposals, meaning...
Taiwan Opens Direct Work-Permit Path for Graduates of the World’s Top 200 Universities
Foreign nationals — including overseas Taiwanese — who earned a bachelor's degree or higher within the past five years from...
South Korea’s Ruling Party Pushes to Equalize Property Tax Deduction for Non-Resident Owners at 1.4 Billion Won
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party is pressing the government to apply the same 1.4 billion won (about $1.0 million) basic...
Agencies Pitch Hong Kong Vocational Courses as a Back Door to Residency for Mainland Newborns
Agencies and influencers are marketing Hong Kong's government-run Vocational Training Council (VTC) courses to pregnant women in mainland China as...
Italy Sets €800,000 Threshold for New Exit Tax, Targeting Only the Ultra-Wealthy
Italy's government has written a new "exit tax" into the 2027 budget proposal it submitted to parliament, charging a 26...
Vietnam Proposes Pilot Visas for Remote Workers and Medical Tourists — Not Yet Law
Vietnam's government has proposed pilot visas for remote workers and medical tourists in a draft tourism resolution, though the plan...
Why Gangnam Homeowners Are Lending Buyers Up to $1.8 Million — And What It Says About Seoul’s Tax-Law Cutoff
An analysis of 14 recent sales in Seoul's Gangnam-gu found 10 structured as seller-financed loans, timed to beat a tax-law...
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