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High property prices and a property investment market slump are leading both Hong Kong residents and investors to look elsewhere for property. One location favoured by many Hong Kongers is the UK. Hong Kong Property Slump. The Hong Kong property market is one of the most notoriously unaffordable property markets in the world. But recently,…
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What’s Happening with Hong Kong Buyers? There are increasing numbers of Hong Kong residents who are looking to buy UK property. This is largely as a result of the evolving political situation in Hong Kong. Many Hong Kongers seeking UK property are taking advantage of the UK’s visa scheme for BNO passport holders, which was…
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Hong Kong Exodus. In 2021, the UK government introduced a new visa programme for British National Overseas (BNO) passport holders in Hong Kong. The visa programme was announced as a reaction to Beijing’s newly imposed national security laws. Boris Johnson deemed these laws to be a breach of the 1984 Sino-British declaration which meant Hong…
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In 2020, Hong Kong had four waves of COVID-19 to contend with. But, despite this, Hong Kong buyers’ interest in UK property didn’t suffer as badly as many predicted. Though the early part of the pandemic saw a depression of interest in UK property, buyer interest was rising again by May. Without this interest in…
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With the current political situation in China impacting on Hong Kong residents, many Hong Kongers are looking to move to the UK. There is still strong demand for UK property which compared to Hong Kong property is affordable and offers good yields and potential capital growth. Specialist Mortgage broker Liquid Expat Mortgages has over 13…
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Amazingly, we’re already two months through 2021. And, with the vaccine rollout promising a return to some kind of normality before the year is finished, we took some time to sit down with Stuart Marshall, CEO of Liquid Expat Mortgages, to answer some questions from expats and foreign nationals about what’s happening in the UK…
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Buying conditions remain good in the UK for international investors. This is reflected in the number of foreign and UK expat investors currently looking to buy in the UK. A weak pound, the UK’s stamp duty holiday, and a keen desire for UK property from Middle Eastern and Far Eastern investors is leading to a…
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With so many great investment options in the UK for Hong Kong buyers, we weigh up the two most popular choices – London and Manchester. Why are Hong Kong Residents Attracted to the UK? In an interview with the Financial Times, Mei Wong, Head of International Sales with Knight Frank, said that she believed the…
Why should Hong Kong residents be looking to buy UK property? There are so many reasons. And now is a great time to be a potential investor, with the UK market primed for investment from Hong Kong. Why should Hong Kong investors look to the UK property market? Most people are aware of how lucrative…
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It’s a great time for Hong Kong residents to buy property in the UK. On the 22ndof July, the UK government revealed plans to introduce a special visa for BNO (British National Overseas) passport holders in Hong Kong. The UK, Hong Kong and BNO Passports. A BNO Passport is a travel document issued to people…
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