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Alongside the news pieces, we will also contribute regular opinion pieces, guides and quick tips to help with every step of seeking an expatriate mortgage. We are always seeking the input from other industry experts, giving the most rounded understanding of mortgages, and in particular expatriate mortgages. Keep an eye out for guest contributions from industry experts, giving their insights into the ever-changing world of mortgages.

Zoopla’s UK Cities House Price Index has reported strong market conditions in the north.

Zoopla’s UK Cities House Price Index has reported strong market conditions in the north with average house price growth of 3.6% In northern cities underlying market conditions remain strong, with supply and demand more in balance. This is helping to support annual average price growth of 3.6% across this region ...
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BTL Mortgage Market Finding a New Home in Limited Companies.

Stuart Marshall of Liquid Expat Mortgages has been keeping an eye on UK Expat Landlords choosing to buy investment and BTL properties in limited companies. Since the government introduced new tax reforms for Buy to let Landlords, many investors have started to purchase property  investments through limited company structures (or ...
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Does an expat need UK credit history to obtain a UK mortgage?

The simple answer to this common question asked by British Expats is “No.” It is not essential to have UK credit history in order to raise a UK mortgage. This guide offers some insight into how lenders look at mortgages for expats and three quick tips on how a UK ...
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Need an Expat mortgage for your UK property?

There are quite a few reasons on why a UK expat would be looking to purchase a property back in the UK. With popular UK expatriate destinations such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi offering favourable tax incentives and high salaries than back in the UK, this opens up the opportunity ...
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UK Expat Mortgages

If you’ve previously looked at mortgages for UK expats you may have discovered that they were somewhat difficult to obtain. What was also true was that they were thought of as expensive, not available to everyone and only a few larger lenders or international banks were willing to offer UK Expat ...
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UK Expat Mortgages Are Easier To Find Than You Might Think

One of the key reasons many expats move abroad is to realise their dreams of living a better quality of life and gaining financial independence. By choosing to work in a low tax environment, expats willingly make a choice to live and work away in order to help realise not ...
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Manchester Property Boom Not Slowing Down

The Manchester property boom currently shows no signs of slowing down and would make a fantastic mortgage investment for UK Expats living abroad. Residential property sales in Manchester city centre increased by 56% year-on-year in the first half of 2018, according to new research. The research has come from leading ...
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UK Expat Mortgages Are Easier To Find Than You Might Think

UK Expat Mortgages are easier to find than you might think, thanks to the help available from specialist Expat Mortgage Brokers. One of the key reasons many expats move abroad is to realise their dreams of living a better quality of life and gaining financial independence. By choosing to work ...
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It’s Time To Chop Your Mortgage Down To Your Size!

What the banks and building societies DON’T WANT Mortgage holders to know. Save thousands of pounds on your mortgage by clearing it early. For many UK expats a residential mortgage or buy to let mortgage is probably the largest financial transaction you’ll ever make especially if you’re living and work ...
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The Economic Powerhouse For British Expats

Manchester is the economic powerhouse ideal for British Expats. The city has the most advanced devolution deal including power to control healthcare budgets. The North West of England and Manchester have received a £7bn investment in business, culture and infrastructure, with £3m funding for housing. The HS2 high speed 2 ...
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How Does A Sharia Mortgage Work?

These types of mortgage are growing as a preferred way of buying your home or property. Whilst they were previously considered a boutique or niche product, they have become a very popular mortgage of choice for a number of reasons. Firstly a Sharia compliant mortgage allows customers to get around ...
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Tips Gleaned From Expats On Building A Property Portfolio

Discover the best tips we have gleaned from Expats on building a property portfolio. As global interest rates continue to stagnate, property is a sound way to build a secure, profitable investment portfolio that will lay the foundations for your future. However, many expats and foreign nationals are deterred from ...
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Guide To Buying UK Property As An Expat

The UK is renowned for its stockpile of property available to overseas landlords. The capital and North West region, in particular, still attracts more foreign investment than many other cities around the world. If you are tempted to become a first-time buyer for investment property, it’s best to get in ...
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Buying A Property Through A Limited Company

Buying to let can be incredibly profitable, whether it is your sole revenue stream or if it acts as an additional source of income alongside your day job. However, there are ways in which these profits can be maximised further. One such method comes in the form of limited company ...
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Where Are The Most Popular Places To Invest Globally?

The world is an expansive place of opportunity, and the global property market is no exception, with investment rising by 13.2% in 2017. Last year also saw an increase in UK house price growth in particular, with London attracting more international property investment than any other city across our globe ...
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How To Get An Airbnb Mortgage

Few companies have matched the success of Airbnb in the last decade. The service, which enables anyone to market their property as a lettings space, recently reported that their hosts earn an average of £3,000 a year – a staggering number when you take into consideration that they typically let ...
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What Should I Consider When Buying To Let Property As An Expat?

If you’ve never considered entering the lucrative property market as an expat before, you’re likely to have numerous questions. GoSimpleTax have already detailed the rules around declaring tax effectively for landlords, but it’s also imperative to have comprehensive knowledge on the mortgage aspect. Specialist mortgage brokers, Liquid Expat Mortgages, are ...
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The Emerging Landlords: The New Kids On The Block

The UK rental market has traditionally been the territory of older men – those in their 50s and 60s at the end of their professional careers, turning to rental income for their later-life sustenance. But that is changing. The 2010s have witnessed an influx of younger rental investors taking their ...
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Ready, “Offset”, Go!

Over the last 12 years Liquid has constantly been asked by Expats for Offset Mortgages as they were popular and familiar to them from their time in the UK using banks such as First Direct and Clydesdale Bank to take advantage of the benefits of an Offset Mortgage. Liquid Expat ...
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HMO Landlords – Don’t delay.

New regulations to rules affecting Houses in Multiple Occupation (aka HMOs) are set to be introduced 1st October 2018 which means it could become more difficult to remortgage or obtain the right level of finance after this key date. With Standard Variable Interest Rates typically higher on HMO Mortgages compared ...
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