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We face paying £9,000 tax because our second home is in a war zone

A Ukrainian woman who fled to Scotland is told she and her partner could face a £9,000 property tax charge because she still owns a flat in Kyiv.

Covered by 2 sources from United Kingdom. First reported by BBC News ·

How 2 newspapers cover this story

  1. BBC NewsUnited KingdomFirst report

    We face paying £9,000 tax because our second home is in a war zone

    A Ukrainian woman who fled to Scotland is told she and her partner could face a £9,000 property tax charge because she still owns a flat in Kyiv.

  2. Daily MailUnited Kingdom

    Orkney couple face £9k second home tax on... 'shrapnel-hit' Kyiv flat

    A woman who settled in Scotland after fleeing Ukraine three years ago faces having to pay a £9,000 second home tax - on her flat in a shrapnel-hit building in Kyiv.

Coverage details

2 outlets from United Kingdom are covering this story: BBC News and Daily Mail. BBC News published it first, on November 8, 2026; the last outlet to join was Daily Mail, 12 hours later.

Key names in the coverage: Scotland, Kyiv and Ukraine.

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