But buyers must put a minimum of 40% down on a second property and pay a higher stamp fee if the property is sold within four years.

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One caveat: Watch out for scammers who offer to find your property for a fee.

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Fees for registering property were reduced from 3% of the property value to a low fixed fee.

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There will be a set of simple rules detailing when a bailiff can enter a property, what they can take and a fee structure to end excessive and multiple charges.

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Councils are also not allowed to impose a call-out fee if rubbish collectors arrive at a property but are unable for some reason to pick up the waste at that time.

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This month, the government boosted to 15% from 10% the fee added to the purchase price of residential property bought by many foreign nationals, including the Chinese, who were the second-largest group of foreign buyers last year.

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