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…

Rental competition is contributing to sky-high profits for existing and would-be UK expat and foreign national investors, with an average of 11 renters pursuing each property that’s available to let. Rental Market Competition. The fierce competition that has been taking place in the rental market in recent history is going nowhere as those looking for…

Economic and political turbulence has continually contributed to a weaker pound in recent times. When the mini-budget tanked the pound to record lows against the dollar, overseas buyers again began circling UK property in increasing numbers. And though the turbulence seems to be stabilising somewhat, international buyers are still keen to purchase UK property. Here’s…

The huge rise in rental growth means that UK renters are set to pay a record annual rent bill of £63billion in 2022. This astonishing figure shows prospective UK expat and foreign national investors just the kind of profits that are available through a UK investment property. ‘Astonishing Rental Growth’. ‘We’re living in a period…

Continued Competition for City Centre Rentals. The number of people looking for rental homes in UK cities is increasing. But, crucially for UK expat and foreign national investors, the supply of rental properties is not increasing. This means that prices are rising, leading to profitability for investors. Zoopla’s research showed that the demand for rental…

2021 is coming to a close. It’s been another tumultuous year in the property and buy-to-let market. So, for those UK expats and foreign nationals that didn’t get a chance to buy in 2021 or are looking to buy in 2022, Liquid Expat Mortgages have put together a buying forecast for 2022. We’ll analyse the…

Stuart Marshall of specialist expat mortgage broker, Liquid Expat Mortgages, looks at some of the questions we’ve recently been asked about the UK housing market and how it could affect UK expats and foreign nationals looking to buy UK property. Is it a Bad Time to Start a Property Portfolio? Q: ‘I am a UK…

From prompting the rise of the commuter area, pushing up the cost of houses, contributing to rising rents and creating a two-speed market, the COVID-19 Pandemic has changed many things about the property market. However, one recent change is that it is now cheaper to rent a home than to buy one. We look at…

With the housing market constantly evolving, Stuart Marshall of Liquid Expat Mortgages takes some time to react to the latest figures from the UK property market and unpack the implications for UK expat and foreign national investors. The Figures. House prices are still soaring. In April 2021, Rightmove reports that the average price of a…

UK Expats Registering Interest From Australia. According to the Expat Network, there are currently over 1 million Britons living in Australia. It is also one of the most consistently popular destinations for long-term British migrants (those leaving the UK for longer than a year) with more than 30,000 leaving the UK for Australia each year.…