Securing an expat mortgage on a UK property Finding the UK property you want is the first step and is relatively easily done. The next issue to address is raising that all important expat mortgage. Good news is this is not as difficult as it sounds so don’t be put off or misinformed by what […]
Yacht crew expat first time buyers increase. The number of new yacht crew expat first-time buyers has increased dramatically in the first quarter of this year. It would seem expat yacht crews want to get a foot on the ladder in the UK so to speak perhaps as a backup for the future. Even with […]
Expat Yacht Crew lending expanding in all areas. March 2023 gross mortgage lending to expats has increased by 6.1% from the month before, this is the fourth month on the run. In addition to the month on month increases lending this year has increased 15.6% overall. Experts believe these strong figures are down to a […]
Yacht crews living offshore are seeing their applications for an Expat mortgage complete faster. Approvals for house purchases in the UK by expats increased towards the end of 2022 and 2023 has followed the same pattern according to the latest figures from the Bank of England. The number of expat yacht crew loan approvals for […]
Yacht Crew Mortgage Advice. If you are from the UK and are a UK national but are living or working abroad as a yacht crew for a period of time then you may be able to get an expatriate mortgage. Expatriate mortgages are much like standard UK mortgages. There are some lenders who specialise in […]
Expat yacht crews are using broker services to their benefit. A recent survey of expat yacht crews found they are using an independent mortgage adviser when looking for an expat mortgage. Its survey of over 400 crews found that only 31% weren’t employing the services of an independent broker. There are plans to use the […]
This financial year has seen more new expat mortgage business being conducted than this time last year and applications are still rising as the year progresses. Mortgage rates are at last are levelling out fuelling the increase in business being done in all sectors of the mortgage market. Even with the recent base rate rise […]
If there is one area of the mortgage market many expect to present a challenge then it is the expat buy-to-let, but its demise has been greatly exaggerated. This year alone has seen more new expat buy-to-let deals complete than at any time in the last 5 years. This is a sector that has confounded […]
Almost 5.3 million Britons live or work outside the UK and many of them don’t want to give up property ownership in the UK. Over the past 20 years expat mortgages have grown in stature as more Brits see owning a property in the UK as a very good long-term investment. Who needs an expat […]
Last year saw a record level of expat buy-to-let mortgage approvals as expat landlords look to increase their portfolios. Recent surveys of expat landlords clearly reveal they are in the market to increase their holdings as quickly as possible. The reasons are numerous for this trend, but it felt within the industry that Brexit has […]