Expat Buy To Let Remortgage. Expat landlords may wish to consider re-mortgaging. In order to re-mortgage effectively, it’s important to first establish the purpose of re-mortgaging. Most UK expat and foreign national investors will re-mortgage to avoid higher rates. Furthermore, expats can better devise a stable financial plan for their investment. There are also other […]
Expats Show Interest in UK Property. Overseas Buyers and Expats. Overseas buyers and expats are sizing up the UK property market for potential bargains. Taking advantage of the weak pound and falling property prices, according to the latest figures released last week. A report found that searches for UK property by overseas buyers has grown […]
Expat buy-to-let or Holiday Let? The average holiday let generated annual rental income of £25,700 in 2023. This represents more than double the average of £12,130 for residential properties, according to recent figures. Holiday Let Income. As such the average holiday let property generates a whopping £1250 a week, almost FIVE times the average weekly […]
Active Expat Landlords. The last twelve months has seen a record number of expat landlords re-mortgaging to release capital and this has been used for numerous reasons including debt consolidation. Current re-mortgaging applications for October and November are again showing large increases on the same period last year. Confidence remains high within the expat community […]
Expat Landlords are growing daily! Recent figures show that an estimated 250,000 expats own property in the UK, the vast majority let their properties out to achieve extra income. Expat Mortgages For Landlords. One client of ours we recently spoke to said: “as an expat with 4 rental properties I am returning to the UK […]
Expat Investing in UK Property. Rents have risen sharply over the last year and are expected to continue moving upwards. A result of supply and demand pressures persisting. Annual rental growth is now 13.3%, according to the latest UK Rental Market Report, outpacing earnings growth in all regions and countries of the UK. The property […]
Expat Wanting to Buy a Property in the UK? Who needs an expat mortgage and what are the typical reasons? Britons living abroad, either temporarily or permanently. Expats will need to obtain a mortgage from a lender that has chosen to lend to expats. Typically, expats are looking to invest in buy-to-let property whilst living […]
Expats UK property searches increase month on month. Brits living in countries where the currency is pegged to the USA’s, such as Hong Kong have been attracted to investing in property back in their home country. What is happening is investors, including expats, are still buying-to-let in Britain. But perhaps focusing on lower loan-to-values and […]
Buying Property in the UK when living abroad. Expat buy-to-let investments will continue to offer attractive rates of return compared to other asset classes, expat investors have increasingly searched out cheaper and higher yielding properties, research has found. Living abroad and buying a UK flat, apartment or house doesn’t have to be a tedious task, […]
Are Expat Mortgage Rates Reducing ? The UK expat buy-to-let market “may have turned an important corner” with major lenders launching lower rates for expat mortgages. We are now seeing at least one lender offering UK mortgages for expats at a margin of less than 1.5% over the UK base rate. It is another signal that […]