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The ‘Perfect Rental Storm’ continues for UK expat and foreign national investors in 2023 as a shortage of rental homes combine with huge numbers in the rental market to make for a very profitable rental landscape. Shortage of Rental Homes. There are currently less than half the normal number of homes available to rent at…
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Dec
Dec
With 2023 on the horizon, Stuart Marshall of Liquid Expat Mortgages looks at the current housing market and makes three 2023 predictions for UK expat and foreign national investors. Mortgage Rates Will Fall. ‘First things first,’ says Stuart Marshall ‘mortgage rates are going to fall in 2023. This is largely due to the current predictions…
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Dec
Dec
Because of recent developments, we really are seeing a perfect market for UK expat and foreign national investors at the moment. What’s Happening in the Housing Market? House price growth is currently at its lowest level since February 2020, having dropped to 0.7% over the last three months. The lack of activity in the housing…
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Nov
Nov
The increasing number of first-time buyer delays in the property market is leaving more room for UK expat and foreign national investors in the property market. Domestic First-Time Buyers Delaying Home Purchase Plans. As we entered into Autumn, we wrote our UK Expat and Foreign National Autumn Market Investment Outlook. One of the key points…
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Jul
Jul
The housing market is changing once again. As instructions increase, it seems like 2022 will be the ‘summer of sales’, a change that can only benefit UK expat and foreign nationals who will profit from the increased choice while looking to invest in UK property. ‘Summer of Sales’ Begins to Bite. Much of the discussion…
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Jan
Jan
In part 2 of Liquid Expat Mortgages’ UK Expat and Foreign Nationals Guide for Beginners’ Buy-to-Let, we look at where to buy your UK investment property using a UK expat or foreign national mortgage. The property. Once you have made all the initial considerations that we outlined in part one, it’s time to start looking…
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Nov
Nov
Is Student Property a Good Idea for UK Expat and Foreign National Investors? Stuart Marshall of Liquid Expat Mortgages takes a special 2 part look at an incredibly exciting area for UK Expat and Foreign National Investors: the student rental market. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, this sector of the rental market is creating…
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Sep
Sep
A Fall in International Buyers. Q: I’m a foreign national who has been looking to purchase property in the UK for a while now. However, I’m hearing that foreign nationals buying in the UK aren’t as common anymore. Is there a good reason for this? I’ve thought that maybe the 2% foreign buyer surcharge might…
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Sep
Sep
After last year’s depressed city centre rental market, city centre rents are steadily rising again. This trend is of particular interest to new UK expat buy-to-let investors, who are profiting most from the rise. Pandemic Life Vs The ‘New Normal’. ‘What the pandemic created’ says Stuart Marshall ‘is a whole wave of people looking to…