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The window for that period begins 364 days before the purchase and ends 365 days after it, so days already spent in the country before completion can count towards it.","q":"How many days do you need to spend in the UK to reclaim the surcharge?"},{"a":"Applied to the median flat price in each London borough from HM Land Registry Price Paid data, the non-resident layer alone comes to 4,740 pounds in Barking and Dagenham, 9,300 in Tower Hamlets, 15,300 in Westminster and 18,800 in Kensington and Chelsea.","q":"How much is the 2% non-resident stamp duty surcharge worth?"},{"a":"No. The 5 percentage point additional-property surcharge does not come back on a day count, and in every borough it is two and a half times larger than the non-resident layer.","q":"Is the 5% additional property surcharge refundable too?"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-of-stamp-duty-land-tax-for-non-uk-residents","label":"GOV.UK — Rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax for non-UK residents"},{"url":"https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax/residential-property-rates","label":"GOV.UK — Stamp Duty Land Tax: residential property rates"},{"url":"https://www.hamptons.co.uk/articles/landlord-sales-slow-following-the-renters-rights-act","label":"Hamptons — Landlord sales slow following the Renters' Rights Act"},{"url":"https://www.hamptons.co.uk/articles/investor-purchases-rise-as-landlords-buy-from-other-landlords","label":"Hamptons — Investor purchases rise as landlords buy from other landlords"},{"url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/price-paid-data-downloads","label":"HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0)"}],"status":"approved","has_it":true,"en":{"title":"The 2% non-resident stamp duty surcharge is refundable.","excerpt":"Non-UK residents pay 2 percentage points on top of every other stamp duty rate. The rule that gives it back is a day count, and the window opens before you buy.","category":"Intelligence Briefing","date":"21 August 2026"},"it":{"title":"La maggiorazione del 2% di stamp duty per i non residenti e rimborsabile.","excerpt":"Chi non risiede nel Regno Unito paga 2 punti percentuali in piu su ogni altra aliquota di stamp duty. La regola che li restituisce e un conteggio di giorni, e la finestra si apre prima dell acquisto.","category":"Intelligence Briefing","date":"21 agosto 2026"}},{"slug":"the-rendering-does-not-show-the-gasholder","created_at":"2026-08-07T08:00:00Z","rubrica":"RADAR","image_url":"/img/heritage-at-risk-one-in-177.png","chart_url":null,"geo_question":null,"geo_faq":null,"sources":null,"status":"published","has_it":false,"en":{"title":"The gasholder has an approved future. It is still on the at-risk register.","excerpt":"2,140 of England's 379,680 listed buildings are on the Heritage at Risk Register. Two sit on or beside schemes being sold off-plan, and buyers find out late.","category":"Market Signals","date":"7 August 2026"},"it":{"title":"The gasholder has an approved future. It is still on the at-risk register.","excerpt":"2,140 of England's 379,680 listed buildings are on the Heritage at Risk Register. Two sit on or beside schemes being sold off-plan, and buyers find out late.","category":"Market Signals","date":"7 agosto 2026"}},{"slug":"the-safe-haven-that-kept-less","created_at":"2026-08-04T08:00:00Z","rubrica":"RADAR","image_url":"/img/the-gap-2014-2025.png","chart_url":null,"geo_question":null,"geo_faq":null,"sources":null,"status":"published","has_it":false,"en":{"title":"Prime central London flats lost 6.2% since 2014. Ordinary flats gained 31.9%.","excerpt":"Prime central London flats fell 6.2% in cash between 2014 and 2025 while flats across England and Wales rose 31.9%. On the official register, the asset sold as capital preservation preserved less.","category":"Market Signals","date":"4 August 2026"},"it":{"title":"Prime central London flats lost 6.2% since 2014. Ordinary flats gained 31.9%.","excerpt":"Prime central London flats fell 6.2% in cash between 2014 and 2025 while flats across England and Wales rose 31.9%. On the official register, the asset sold as capital preservation preserved less.","category":"Market Signals","date":"4 agosto 2026"}},{"slug":"media-narratives-markets-elephant-castle","created_at":"2026-06-30T23:11:20Z","rubrica":"RADAR","image_url":"/img/elephant-castle-narratives.png","chart_url":null,"geo_question":null,"geo_faq":null,"sources":null,"status":"published","has_it":true,"en":{"title":"Media narratives evolve. Markets evolve differently.","excerpt":"A £3,100 one-bed at Elephant and Castle became a national headline. The deeper story is a twenty-year shift in land, tenure and capital, and what it tells investors about reading London by strategy, not by postcode.","category":"Market Signals","date":"30 June 2026"},"it":{"title":"Le narrazioni dei media cambiano. I mercati cambiano in modo diverso.","excerpt":"Un bilocale da 3.100 sterline a Elephant and Castle e diventato un titolo nazionale. La storia piu profonda e uno spostamento ventennale di terreno, tenure e capitale, e cosa dice a chi investe sul leggere Londra per strategia, non per quartiere.","category":"Segnali di mercato","date":"30 giugno 2026"}},{"slug":"think-in-three-cities","created_at":"2026-06-25T08:00:00Z","rubrica":"BRIEFING","image_url":"https://performacapital.co.uk/img/performa_three_cities.png","chart_url":null,"geo_question":null,"geo_faq":null,"sources":null,"status":"published","has_it":true,"en":{"title":"Think in three cities, not one","excerpt":"Most new millionaires think in one city. The clever ones think in three. The difference is the whole game.","category":"Market Signals","date":"25 June 2026"},"it":{"title":"Pensa in tre città, non in una","excerpt":"La maggior parte dei nuovi milionari pensa in una città. I più accorti pensano in tre. È in quella differenza che si gioca tutto.","category":"Segnali di mercato","date":"25 giugno 2026"}},{"slug":"monzo-ipo-18-month-window-fintech-wealth","created_at":"2026-06-15T10:53:22Z","rubrica":"BRIEFING","image_url":"https://performacapital.co.uk/img/monzo-18month-contactless.jpg","chart_url":null,"geo_question":null,"geo_faq":null,"sources":null,"status":"published","has_it":true,"en":{"title":"The 18-Month Window: What First-Generation UK Fintech Wealth Gets Wrong About Luxury Real Estate","excerpt":"When the post-IPO lock-up lifts, the costliest decision isn't tax — it's sequence. What first-generation UK fintech wealth gets wrong about London property.","category":"Market Signals","date":"15 June 2026"},"it":{"title":"La finestra dei 18 mesi: cosa la prima ricchezza fintech britannica sbaglia sull'immobiliare di lusso","excerpt":"Quando finisce il lock-up post-IPO, la decisione più costosa non è fiscale: è la sequenza. Cosa sbaglia la prima ricchezza fintech britannica su Londra.","category":"Briefing","date":"15 giugno 2026"}},{"slug":"london-prime-residential-2025-capital-is-moving","created_at":"2026-06-06T12:09:45Z","rubrica":"BRIEFING","image_url":null,"chart_url":null,"geo_question":null,"geo_faq":null,"sources":null,"status":"published","has_it":true,"en":{"title":"London's Prime Market Isn't Declining. It's Changing What It's For.","excerpt":"London's prime market isn't declining — it's changing what it's for. Tax-driven rental demand, Dubai's 500 super-prime sales, and Milan's rise signal a structural shift in how UHNWIs allocate globally.","category":"Market Signals","date":"6 June 2026"},"it":{"title":"Il mercato prime di Londra non è in declino. Sta cambiando a cosa serve.","excerpt":"Il mercato prime di Londra non è in declino — sta cambiando a cosa serve. La domanda d'affitto spinta dalla fiscalità, le 500 transazioni super-prime di Dubai e l'ascesa di Milan segnalano uno spostamento strutturale nel modo in cui gli UHNWI allocano a livello globale.","category":"Segnali di mercato","date":"6 giugno 2026"}},{"slug":"leasehold-reform-pcl-mispricing","created_at":"2026-06-04T14:20:00Z","rubrica":"BRIEFING","image_url":"https://performacapital.co.uk/img/leasehold-footnotes.png","chart_url":null,"geo_question":null,"geo_faq":null,"sources":null,"status":"published","has_it":true,"en":{"title":"Everyone Read the Headline on Leasehold Reform. The Mispricing Is in the Footnotes.","excerpt":"","category":"Intelligence Briefing","date":"4 June 2026"},"it":{"title":"Tutti Hanno Letto il Titolo sulla Riforma del Leasehold. Il Mispricing È nelle Note a Piè di Pagina.","excerpt":"Il Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 abolisce il marriage value e impone estensioni a 990 anni — ma le norme di valutazione non sono ancora in vigore. Quello scarto sta riprezzando i flat con lease breve di Prime Central London, e lo sconto riflette un regime che il Parlamento ha già votato per smantellare.","category":"Temi di investimento","date":"4 giugno 2026"}}]