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Manchester saw an increase of investment of £48m from 2018 to 2019, up 277 per cent to £181m Manchester is the fastest growing tech city in Europe with investment more than doubling within one year, according to government funded industry body Tech Nation. In the annual Tech Nation Report, it was revealed that Manchester saw an increase of investment of £48m from 2018 to 2019, up 277 per cent to £181m. In the north west as a whole, the report found there had been...

在英國置業，除了要支付樓價及相對律師費外，在購買過程中和持有物業作收租用途也有其他稅項要注意。 1.印花稅(Stamp Duty Land Tax) 在英國，購買住宅的印花稅門檻為12.5萬鎊，非住宅土地及物業為15萬鎊。 以下為不同樓價需徵收之稅項比率 12.5萬至25萬鎊的稅率為2% 25萬至92.5萬鎊為5% 92.5萬至150萬鎊為10% 150萬鎊以上則為12% 無論是否英國居民，如果業主是首次置業，英國各地都有不同減稅優惠。在英格蘭購買50萬鎊以下物業，樓價首30萬鎊可減免印花稅；在蘇格蘭，17.5萬鎊以下物業可免徵印花稅；在威爾斯，購買18萬鎊以下住宅，可以免交印花稅。 如果業主擁有多於一個物業，印花稅率就要額外增加3%，代表首12.5萬鎊要徵收3%，12.5萬至25萬鎊稅率為5%，如此類推。 2.服務增值稅(Value Added Tax) 在英國期間，對提供商品或服務產生的增值部分所徵收的稅項為服務增值稅。在買樓的過程中，幾乎所有的律師服務、會計服務，都需要繳交增值稅。 提供服務的會計事務所將根據...

A stamp duty land tax surcharge of 2 per cent is to be brought in on non-UK residents, setting up a likely surge in property purchases as overseas buyers look to beat its introduction in April 2021. The measure comes four years after the introduction of a 3 per cent surcharge on second homes and buy-to-let property. Housing market analysts said most overseas buyers would be liable for both surcharges, which together would leave the buyer of a home worth £800,000 paying an extra £40,...

Little action on rising inflation, say food and drink firms Rising inflation could result in rising prices for pubs, restaurants and consumersImage caption: Rising inflation could result in rising prices for pubs, restaurants and consumers Now back to some more reaction to the Budget we've been hearing this afternoon. Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation, says for many manufacturers and producers the 50% cut in business rates for hospitality announced...

It is already the UK’s largest mortgage lender, and now Lloyds Banking Group aims to become one of its biggest private landlords, with a target of buying 50,000 homes in the next 10 years. Lloyds is the latest big name on the high street to move into the property market: last month it emerged that the retailer John Lewis was considering plans to build 10,000 rental homes over the next decade. According to accountancy firm Blick Rothenberg, “everyone wants to become a landlord&rdqu...

倫敦5大必去市集推介(下) 上一個貼文同大家介紹左倫敦三大市，今次會再介紹另外兩個著名特色市集。 #4.肯頓市集(Camden Market) 高達上千攤位的肯頓市集 Camden Market ，特色之處在於由5個不同的市集所組成的，分別是Camden Lock Market、Stables Market、Camden Lock Market、Buck Street Marketne及Inverness Street Market， 穿梭於這個五合一的市集，相信最少要花上半天時間，但絕對就能讓你體驗英國龐克文化、手工藝品及各國美食的魅力。 Camden Market資料 地址：Camden Lock Pl, London NW1 8AL,英國 (地鐵Camden Town站 ) 營業時間：由10:00開始(不同店鋪有不同的結束營業時間) 資料來源: https://bit.ly/2Xxrz8H #5.諾丁丘&波多貝羅(Notting Hill ＆Portobello Market) Notting Hill市集原來曾是個...

倫敦5大必去市集推介(下) 上一個貼文同大家介紹左倫敦三大市，今次會再介紹另外兩個著名特色市集。 #4.肯頓市集(Camden Market) 高達上千攤位的肯頓市集 Camden Market ，特色之處在於由5個不同的市集所組成的，分別是Camden Lock Market、Stables Market、Camden Lock Market、Buck Street Marketne及Inverness Street Market， 穿梭於這個五合一的市集，相信最少要花上半天時間，但絕對就能讓你體驗英國龐克文化、手工藝品及各國美食的魅力。 Camden Market資料 地址：Camden Lock Pl, London NW1 8AL,英國(地鐵Camden Town站 ) 營業時間：由10:00開始(不同店鋪有不同的結束營業時間) 資料來源: https://bit.ly/2Xxrz8H #5.諾丁丘&波多貝羅(Notting Hill ＆Portobello Market) Notting Hill市集原來曾是個電影拍攝場景! 說...

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Britain has approved Pfizer's (PFE.N) COVID-19 pill for adults who have mild to moderate infection and are at high risk of their illness worsening, it's the second easily administered antiviral against the coronavirus. Britain is scrambling to build its defences amid a record surge in COVID-19 cases in the winter season as the Omicron variant of the virus spreads quickly. Based on data, the pill, Paxlovid, is most effective when taken during the early stages of C...