{"id":103843,"date":"2019-02-09T14:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/us-billionaires-london-property-splurge-spurs-calls-to-keep-tax-local\/"},"modified":"2019-02-09T14:04:23","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T07:04:23","slug":"us-billionaires-london-property-splurge-spurs-calls-to-keep-tax-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/us-billionaires-london-property-splurge-spurs-calls-to-keep-tax-local\/","title":{"rendered":"US billionaire's London property splurge spurs calls to keep tax local"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n Ken Griffin spent almost \u00a3200m on two houses, but will pay only \u00a33,000 in council taxThe body representing regional government in England and Wales has called for more taxation to be retained by local councils in the wake of two huge London property purchases by a US hedge fund billionaire.Three of the most expensive homes in the world have been sold recently to one man, American financier Ken Griffin, who has become known for spending his fortune on lavish properties in some of the world\u2019s most glamorous cities. All of the latest properties have been eulogised as stunning. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Ken Griffin spent almost \u00a3200m on two houses, but will pay only \u00a33,000 in council...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-r0T","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":103264,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/billionaire-ken-griffin-sets-us-record-for-most-expensive-property-with-us238-million-new-york-penthouse\/","url_meta":{"origin":103843,"position":0},"title":"Billionaire Ken Griffin sets US record for most expensive property with US$238 million New York penthouse","date":"January 24, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Ken Griffin is showing how a billionaire goes on a shopping spree. 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