The Spanish government's shock plans to tax foreign buyers looking to buy homes has stunned British hopefuls dreaming of retiring by the sea. Housing prices are also steadily rising, especially in cities and coastal areas where many foreign buyers - including Brits - have snapped up relatively expensive properties for speculation or to let out as short-stay holiday homes through …
Eleanor Sharpston, the Court of Justice's Advocat General, stated that she agreed with the ruling that France's tax on Britons selling their holiday homes is 'illegal' The European Union appears set to rule that France's tax on Britons selling their holiday homes is 'illegal'. The decision could force the French government to pay back more than £396million to EU residents …
