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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 only their own dreams but…
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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 property agent JLL. The firm’s…
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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 in a low tax environment,…
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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 property investment, due to risk…
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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 with both eyes open to…
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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 buy-to-let. Although this may…