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UAE Expats Rush in British Property Market to Beat UK’s Stamp Duty Surcharge

With the U.K. government set to implement a tax surcharge beginning April this year, investors are flooding in the British property market. Among them are the expats from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

Massachusetts Real Estate News: Self Storage Center in Taunton Acquired by Compass Self Storage

A self storage center, with more than 44,000 net rentable square feet, in 33 Chandler Avenue, Taunton, Massachusetts, was recently acquired by Compass Self Storage, a member of the Amsdell family of companies.

England Real Estate News: George Osborne’s ‘Pay to Rent’ Policy to Price Out Families from Council Homes

The new policy by George Osborne to limit the council housing to the poorest, by imposing families in the council housing earning £40,000 in London and £30,000 outside, to pay market rent, could force thousands of families out of their homes.