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Britain’s property market continues to blossom, with 154,220 new build developments completed between January and September 2017 – a 9% increase from the same period in 2016. Many of these boast great locations, luxury amenities, and even better returns for investors looking to secure attractive rental yields. An off-plan purchase gives you access to these…
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Jan
Jan
At Liquid Expat, we’re constantly exploring ways to further widen the opportunities available to expat property investors. We’re pleased to announce that we have partnered with a new lender offering our clients a wider range of options for buy to let mortgage finance, from first time landlords, to experienced portfolio landlords. These new products have…
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Jan
Jan
The UK property market has, traditionally, priced out millions of first time buyers looking for a home or rental investment. Yet the Autumn Budget in November 2017 revealed changes that level the playing field quite drastically for those struggling to secure finance. The stamp duty threshold has been raised, meaning first time buyers investing in…
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Jan
Jan
The Autumn Budget brought welcome relief for anyone looking to get a foothold in the UK’s burgeoning property market. As the Chancellor abolished Stamp Duty on homes up to the value of £300,000 for first time buyers, this has made thousands of properties across Britain accessible to those at the bottom of the housing ladder,…
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Jan
Jan
British and Australian property markets continue to present an attractive prospect for overseas investors. And yet, increasing regulation over lending practices is making it ever more challenging to access finance, particularly UK mortgages for expats in Australia and vice versa. This is because of a treaty between the UK and Australia that places further limits…
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Aug
Aug
Britons living abroad can only get quotes from 28 per cent of the market A recent article published by International Adviser found that Britons living abroad are now able to get quotes from 28 per cent of the market. Although a significant increase from 2016, when just 16 per cent of the market was accessible…
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Jun
Jun
Manchester is currently the most promising property hotspot in England outside of London, with the highest net rental yields of 7%. The Manchester-China Forum, a business-led initiative aimed at increasing Greater Manchester’s commercial connectivity with China, estimated £2.1bn worth of development projects that had Chinese involvement in 2016. Property investors are particularly keen on Northern…
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Jun
Jun
Manchester remains a top place outside of London for foreign direct investment. Manchester has again topped the league tables as the UK city attracting the most foreign direct investment (FDI) outside of London in 2016. EY’s 2017 UK Attractiveness Survey found the Northwest region attracted 90 FDI projects in 2016 – 60 per cent of…
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Jun
Jun
Vida Homeloans has launched a new expat buy-to-let mortgage range aimed at existing UK property owners living overseas who wish to invest in the UK’s private rented sector, with borrowing rates start from 3.89% for a two-year tracker and 3.99% for a two-year fixed rate deal. According to the lending criteria for the new mortgage…
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Jun
Jun
Manchester remains the number one UK property hotspot, after it was recently revealed that house price growth in the city increased faster than any other in the country. The average price of a home in Manchester increased by 8.4% in April compared with the same month a year earlier thanks to a surge in transactions, while…