Why Arab buyers are shifting their focus on London property

Why Arab buyers are shifting their focus on London property

Arab investors are snapping up ‘zone 2 to 4' London properties, taking advantage of the UK's stamp duty holiday on real estate valued up to £500,000.

That's according to Dennis Chan, global head of international sales at property firm Chestertons, who told Arabian Business: “Traditionally Middle East buyers have focused on the prime central zone one area, but now they are looking further afield to stay within the stamp duty holiday price range – between zones 2 and 4.”

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International homebuyers purchasing their first property are currently exempt from paying any stamp duty tax, up to £500,000 (AED2.36 million), resulting in a potential saving of up to £15,000.

The real estate expert added that