Expat buy to let house purchase and remortgage enquiries are continuing at the high levels seen late last year, despite two increases in UK Base Rate this year, according to specialist expat mortgage brokers, Offshoreonline. Offshoreonline’s Guy Stephenson comments, “Last year we saw several factors impacting the market. Covid obviously…

2022 was welcomed with a surge in interest, as UK homeowners listed their houses for sale, creating a healthy and strong foundation for the 2022 mortgage market. According to Rightmove, the 30th of December 2021 was one of the most popular days for prospective sellers seeking house valuations. Traffic on…

Hope for Expat Buy-to-Let Housing Market for UK after Coronavirus (Covid-19) – Rightmove data supports house price resilience – Demand from Hong Kong impacting too “Why are UK housing process rising now” was the question asked by Rightmove in their latest (February 2021) survey of the UK housing market. Data…

Is a mortgage payment holiday the right choice to make? As England moves into its latest full lockdown and banks once again offer mortgage payment holidays, expat mortgage brokers Offshoreonline are warning against clients taking advantage of this apparent “something for nothing” opportunity, without checking the consequences first. Guy Stephenson,…

Thinking about buying buy-to-let property after lockdown? With much of the UK buy to let property market having been put on hold now for over seven weeks, thoughts are finally turning to what might happen when movement restrictions ease and life begins to return to the new normal. Expat buy…

Just one month after the UK government effectively put large parts of the UK property market into a form of hibernation, evidence is emerging that many specialist UK lenders offering mortgages for expats are finding ingenious ways of keeping expat house purchases moving and delivering completions. With much of the…

Coronavirus impact on UK housing might be short lived, thinks Offshoreonline There’s no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on the UK housing market, with the UK lockdown effectively bringing many UK housing transactions to a sudden halt. As estate agents and buyers are unable to visit…

If you are thinking of emigrating from the UK, how do you then get a UK mortgage whilst living abroad? If you have left the UK, getting a mortgage after you have moved abroad can appear complex. Getting a mortgage while abroad is a specialist area of lending, so only…

As an expat, what happens when my UK mortgage expires? Many expats move abroad and rent their flats or houses out, without advising their existing UK lender. Whilst strictly  speaking this can be a breach of the lender’s terms and conditions, in many cases the current mortgage company will offer…

Look carefully and the UK buy to let market should have plenty of bargains to offer the expat and overseas buyers, thinks mortgage broker Offshoreonline.org.  Whilst day to day market figures point to a flat or modestly positive UK housing market, up 1.3% in the year to September 2019, according…