Hong Kong Residents Looking to Buy in the UK: What You Need to Know

London Expat Mortgage Specialists

The UK is becoming an increasingly popular destination for investment for both Hong Kong nationals and British expats living and working in Hong Kong. It’s no surprise given the incredible investment opportunities the UK presents. Market Trends. An increasing trend is that buyers from Hong Kong are investing outside of London. Hong Kong is well…

Brexit Leads to Buy-To-Let Deals For Expats

expat brexit mortgage deals

Brexit has been talked about a lot, but rarely with relation to the available buy-to-let mortgage deals for expats. With the UK set to leave the EU on the 31stof January, it’s important to consider how this might affect you as an expat. While scaremongering about the potential effects of Brexit on pensions and taxation dominate…

UK Property still a top investment choice for Expats and residents In Hong Kong

UK Property still a top investment choice for Expats and residents In Hong Kong

Over the last few years the number of UK buy-to-let mortgage completions from Hong Kong residents has grown hugely.   UK Property Hong Kong. New figures have shown property enquiries from Hong Kong for UK have grown considerably and as a result so have expat mortgages mortgage completions.   According to a number of major…

Falling Sterling Increasing Interest in UK Buy to Let Property

Falling Sterling UK Buy to Let Property

Falling Sterling UK Buy to Let – Liquid Expat Mortgages has seen interest in Buy to Let Mortgages increase in the last 12 months & there is no let up in the level of enquiries being received. Falling Sterling UK Buy to Let – Liquid Expat Mortgages has seen interest in Buy to Let Mortgages increase…

The UK Mortgage Lenders Price War Rages On

UK Mortgage Lenders Price War

The UK Mortgage Lenders Price War Rages On Resulting in a Number of Casualties. There has been a price war going on between UK mortgage lenders resulting in a number of casualties who have either been forced to quit the mortgage marketplace completely or revise their strategy and look to identify new markets. There is…

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. Liverpool is witnessing the…

BTL Mortgage Market Finding a New Home in Limited Companies.

BTL Mortgage Market

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 SPV’s). “According to latest…

Does an expat need UK credit history to obtain a UK mortgage?

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 expat can create and improve…

Need an Expat mortgage for your UK property?

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 to invest in higher-value properties…

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 mortgages.   Times however have…