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Clampdown on house price speculators

Series: Independent ; 16 November 1999, 21(1)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: The union leader Sir Ken Jackson has called for tighter controls on people buying and selling property in the south-east merely for profit. He claims they should be subject to capital gains tax, as they artificially increase house prices in the area.

The union leader Sir Ken Jackson has called for tighter controls on people buying and selling property in the south-east merely for profit. He claims they should be subject to capital gains tax, as they artificially increase house prices in the area.