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Originally Posted by DanaC
Amazing how many people buy abroad and the come unstuck in unfamiliar legal systems. There was a spat of people losing money on Spanish properties. Something to do with buy back rights and a particular tax that can get leveed on sale of property.
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I know the UK (and the US) used to have debtors prison. What is the current bankruptcy process in the UK like? What would the UK response be to sending a citizen back to Dubai to a debtor's prison, considering England went to such trouble to ban them back in the 19th century?
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