In the UK, levies are charged on property purchases, with higher charges due on more expensive homes and second homes.View on euronews

Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has resigned following a scandal over her failure to pay the correct amount of property tax, adding to the woes of the country’s struggling center-left government.

The U.K.’s deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, has resigned after an independent inquiry found she did not meet ethical standards over a recent home purchase