Prospects for the UK property market beyond tapered SDLT?
House prices seem to be rising inexorably. House price inflation is at 8.9% – taking the average house price in…
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Tags: Expats, investment, SDLT, UK
What works for you Commercial or UK Residential property?
The UK residential property market remains buoyant as a result of the various SDLT holiday extensions and the Furlough scheme…
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Tags: Commercial, Due Diligence, Residential, UK
8 ways to Outgazump the Gazumpers?
8 pro-active ways you can help prevent yourself from being gazumped
Tags: France, gazumping, investment property, Scotland, UK investment
Expat property investor implications of the UK’s Budget
With the biggest contraction in the economy for 300 years (-10%) the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) nevertheless predicts a…
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Tags: Budget, expat investors, Expats, overseas landlord, Property tax, tax
Home buyers and owners in France and Spain – watch out
One of the biggest changes for Britons buying or owning homes in an EU country since the start of 2021…
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Tags: BREXIT, holiday home, retirement
What percentage uplift do vaccines provide economies and housing markets?
Faced with severe economic downturns in 2020 (estimated at minus 3.5 percent) and still in the midst of exceptional uncertainty,…
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Tags: Covid-19, economy, housing, Property tax, SDLT
European Homeowners – where has Brexit left you?
We have been waiting a long time to find out about the situation for Homeowners and Homebuyers in Continental Europe,…
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Tags: BREXIT, France, holiday home, Spain
From Covid Chaos to Brexit bluster for homeowners abroad
British homeowners in Continental Europe face the 90 day limit on stays in countries like Spain, France and Portugal post Brexit. Unless bi-lateral agreements can be reached…
Tags: BREXIT, Covid-19, holiday home, Visa
Another Lockdown. Another day in UK and Europe
We are all rightly concerned about Lockdowns and their effect on us and the economy. And it can be unclear…
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Tags: Covid-19, expat investors, Expats
How to continue UK investing during lockdown?
With so much uncertainty how can you ensure more certainty when investing in a UK Buy-to-let? Louise Reynolds highlights some simple, practical steps for property investors
Tags: Due Diligence, Expats, Risk & Reward, UK