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 […]
Positive Expat Market. The Expat buy-to-lets remain positive. The expat buy-to-let market has remained stable as more people turn to the private rented sector out of both choice and need. This news is keeping expat landlords on a very positive footing for the long-term future, research shows more young couples will have to rent due […]
Expat Rental Advice. As an expat and therefore not residing in the UK Investing in property whether it’s your first investment or your fifth can give you goose bumps at any time of year. Whilst property prices are falling, it can be all too easy to get swept up by recent articles of new property […]
Expat Buy To Let. As an expat are you thinking of entering the buy-to-let market in the UK? With UK property prices easing all the time if you are contemplating entering the market this could well be a profitable time. Positives: Property prices are falling. Potential bigger gains on a later sale. Experts are predicting […]
Expat Wisdom. The wise expat will use an independent broker! Borrowers going through an independent mortgage adviser have access to many more mortgages than those going direct to the lender, including specialist mortgages for the self-employed and later life lending solutions such as lifetime mortgages. Homeowners who benefitted from a mortgage adviser searching the market […]
Holiday Let Mortgages. Weaker pound encourages expats to the holiday let market. New research reveals that expats and foreign nationals are snapping up UK property, while the pound is weak, and prices remain affordable outside London and the Southeast. The new figures show that there has been a 23% year on year increase in expats […]
Stability in Property Investment. UK property offers stability for the expat investor. The UK property market without doubt still offers value for money if you own a property or can afford to buy one. Anybody who has owned a property in a good area of the UK over the last 10 years would have seen […]