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Despite some early prognostications of doom and gloom after the budget, analysts are optimistic in their forecasts about the UK property market. Liquid Expat Mortgages are amongst the positive forecasters, predicting that it will be a buyer’s market for UK expat and foreign national investors in 2025. A Buyer’s Market. The general feeling from market…
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Jan
Jan
With the new year comes new year’s resolutions and, for many, investing in UK property is one of the best new year’s resolutions. This is especially true for new investors. 2025 is a brilliant time for first-time UK expat and foreign national investors to start their investment journey in UK buy-to-let property, for a number…
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Dec
Dec
As a result of Rachel Reeves’ first budget, there were rumours and predictions that the number of landlords purchasing property would fall. However, the UK housing market has once again defied expectations, and landlords are buying more homes despite the tax rise. What Happened in the Budget? Labour’s first budget has had a lot of…
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Nov
Nov
In September 2024, there were over 5,300 new buy-to-let limited companies set up. This is 28% higher than any previous September, speaking to the popularity of buy-to-let limited companies at the moment, amid tax concerns for buy-to-let landlords. One of the main drivers for the huge increase in limited companies is to do with the…
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Nov
Nov
Rachel Reeves’ historic first budget as Chancellor certainly had a lot of talking points. In the build-up to the budget, there was a lot of chatter as to how the labour government’s financial measures would impact investment and mortgage rates. In short, the big headline from the budget was this: labour are going big on…
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Oct
Oct
The importance of expert UK expat and foreign national mortgage brokers is shining through again as the UK’s mortgage market rumbles with signals of uncertainty and some prognosticators indicate that the best rates on the market could disappear in the next few weeks. What’s Happening to the Mortgage Market? ‘There are certainly signs from the…
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Sep
Sep
Property portal, Rightmove’s, recent report on post-pandemic rental data shows just how busy the rental market is compared to pre-pandemic levels. The average number of enquiries per property is double the number of enquiries that Rightmove reported in 2019, before the pandemic. However, the current number of 17 is still down from the 26 enquiries…
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Jul
Jul
Last Thursday, Keir Starmer’s labour party won a massive majority in the General election. The Labour Party won an astonishing 412 seats marking a landslide victory and a commanding majority of 174. This majority falls only slightly short of Tony Blair’s historic 179-seat majority in 1997. ‘The headline from the election result should be one…
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Jun
Jun
With Rishi Sunak’s shock announcement of a general election for 4th July 2024, many are predicting the end of the conservative government, with the polls suggesting a near-certain victory for labour. But how would the new government affect the UK housing market and change the picture for UK expat and foreign national investors? Labour and…
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May
May
New data from the Home Builders Federation has revealed again the cost-efficiency of a new-build home, which in turn shows how investing in a new-build can be an incredibly lucrative strategy for UK expat and foreign national investors. According to this data, 85% of new-build homes achieve an A or a B EPC rating. This…