Property data reveal lack of late surge in foreigners' house buying
Restrictions came into effect after the latest figures were compiled.
Nevil Gibson Tue, 30 Oct 2018
The ban on most foreigners buying existing houses failed to spark any late surge in home-buying ahead of its implementation on October 22, official statistics show.
Nor has it had an appreciable downward effect on prices, which was the political justification for the tightened
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