Property Overseas

Property Overseas

Overseas investors in UK BTL rush to company structures 

The data comes from the Hamptons agency ...

Budget tax threat ‘forcing some property investors to look abroad’

Some investors apparently transferring their assets out of the UK ...

Mortgage Moans – Watchdog asks why rates are so much higher

Jersey's mortgage rates have been consistently higher than those in the UK, sparking concern among consumers and prompting our investigation, according top the island’s consumer council. ...

SPF Private Clients takes its mortgage expertise to the Far East

SPF Private Clients has opened new offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. ...

The people power behind Open Banking payments

In this guest piece, Jess Gerrow, vice president of marketing at Token provides insight into the human side of Open Banking. ...

Foreign buyers have £90.7bn worth of properties in England and Wales

New findings by lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves show the highest value of homes owned by overseas buyers. ...

AML checks attributed to foreign buyers hits all-time low

A portion of the market activity accounted for by foreign buyers has been in a slow decline since 2018, Credas Technologies, the leading anti-money laundering checks provider revealed, with non-British applicants accounting for just 36% of all checks carried out ...

Winner! UK leads Europe in mortgage market race

The UK is leading the way when it comes to the might of the mortgage sector and the number of properties purchased by borrowing, new research finds. ...

The end of a decline – foreign interest returns to the London market

International buyers are slowly returning to the London property market after three consecutive years of declining market activity, research by debt advisory specialist, Henry Dannell, reveals. This positive change has been spurred on by Brexit, changes to stamp duty and, ...

Russian homebuyers spent £190m on London property last year

Recent property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has found that Russian residential property purchases contributed an estimated £190 million in market value and £13.2 million in stamp duty tax in 2021. ...

Revealed – the world’s most wanted property features

Knowledge about which features of the home are the most desirable can help sellers attract buyers. By analysing online search volumes of Google search data across different nations GetAgent.co.uk has discovered the world’s most wanted property features.   ...

London ranked 3rd for global super-prime property availability

London estate agent Bective recently conducted a property market analysis. The findings show that London ranks third place for the third-largest available level of super-prime property market stock. ...

Holiday let mortgage applications soar as lockdown eases

Sales of holiday homes near the coast have surged over the past six months with holiday let mortgages for properties in Wales almost doubling since September 2020. ...
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Overseas buyers and expats routinely rejected for mortgages

Overseas buyers and British expats are finding it increasingly difficult to purchase property in the UK without correct advice, according to deVere Mortgages. ...
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UAE the best location for first-time buyers

The UAE has been named as the best country for first-time buyers, new research carried out by MoveHub has revealed. ...

Barclays slashes mortgage rates across 22 products

Barclays has cut mortgage rates across 22 products and by...

Buyers urged to be ready to strike as prices begin to fall

Buyers are being urged to act as falling house prices...

Rightmove says house prices rise again  but north-south divide continues

Rightmove says affordability is widening the north-south property price divide...
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Affordability still a worry as house prices rise

House prices edged higher in June, but affordability continues to...

Fall-through costs increase £21m in a quarter

Property fall-throughs rose in Q1 2026, pushing the estimated cost...

30-year high for young adults living at home

Nearly three in ten young adults still live with their...