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Holiday Let Mortgage Availability Triples. Holiday let mortgages continue to grow in availability with the number of mortgage deals available tripling since 2020, according to Moneyfacts. This figure is also up by a quarter since September 2021, showing the rapid growth that is still happening in this sector of the UK mortgage market. With this…
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Liquid Expat Mortgages examines what effect the Bank of England’s base rate rise will have on those holding or looking to get a UK expat or foreign national buy-to-let mortgage. The Bank of England’s Base Rate Rise. The Bank of England has increased its base rate for the second time in three months (first to…
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As Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed, there’s been a directly proportional increase in the number of expat mortgage enquiries for UK property. While expat mortgage enquiries fell slightly during the pandemic – no doubt due to travel restrictions and uncertainty – the last three months have seen a steady increase as travel restrictions continue to relax….
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Location is one of the most important factors to decide when buying a UK investment property with a UK expat or foreign national mortgage. It will be a deciding factor in many important aspects of your investment, including your rental income, the affordability of the property, the capital growth rate and the tenant demand. Of…
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With the turbulence of the 2020 and 2021 housing market behind us, Liquid Expat Mortgages takes a look at the investment prospects for UK expats and foreign nationals looking to buy with a UK expat or foreign national mortgage in 2022. Previously on… The UK Housing Market. One of the best predictors for how the…
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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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An incredibly common new year’s resolution for many UK expats and foreign nationals is to buy a UK investment property using a UK expat or foreign national mortgage. Since UK property is a tried and tested investment vehicle and a relatively stable asset class, buying a UK investment property with a UK expat or foreign…
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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…
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Increasingly, UK expats and foreign nationals have been looking towards UK property for investment purposes. Those living and working in the US, Canada and the Far East are facing strong investment prospects, emboldened by a weaker pound, the availability of foreign national mortgages, confidence in the UK housing market and economy more generally, and a…
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‘Remortgaging has long been a financial strategy used by UK expat and foreign national investors. There are a number of benefits that UK expat and foreign national investors can gain from re-mortgaging,’ says Stuart Marshall. ‘We’re always talking to customers about re-mortgaging, but the current uptick in re-mortgages that’s happening is prompting more conversations about…