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Nick Candy and Holly Valance. Britain’s most expensive house. A £265m sale.
Usual consequence: £32m of stamp duty.
But five small flats were included in the sale. By an extraordinary happy accident, that cut the tax by £18.5m.
The curious sale of Nick Candy’s mansion
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![Motorist Toby Mackenzie posted online: “People dressed in black surrounding my car, pretty much left me fearing for my life.
[Photo with caption: Two masked men stopping traffic near the Port of Dover. Pic: Toby Mackenzie]
“Happy that I didn't drive through them to protect myself. Generally fearing for my life.”
Dover MP Mike Tapp told KentOnline that he is in contact with the police over the ongoing situation.
He said: “I am fed up with idiots coming to Dover to cause disruption. I bet if you asked any one of those ‘protesters’ they wouldn’t know small boat crossings are down by 40%, and we are working hard to fix the mess. Go home, enjoy your weekend/get a job.”
Reform UK county councillor Paul King has also commented, saying: “Avoid the port area, large number of men have blocked the A20.
“I’ve been told it’s a stop the boats protest. Speaking to local women, they felt frightened by such a large group of men walking up the street.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hrzbbg3ul7kqmh3u2noouqm3/bafkreibknlrt7hxzds77em4exdaeqy2pouvkvx256en5genszppncezahi)
