Mortgages and Property

Latest Brexit turmoil seen adding to complexity for American buyers of U.K. properties

News that the U.S. dollar was again spiking against the British pound today, on news that Prime Minister Theresa May's draft Brexit deal was coming in for criticism and had prompted two cabinet ministers to quit, was seen as adding fresh complexity to the difficulties American expatriates looking to buy…

November 15, 2018
Mortgages and Property
Written by Helen Burggraf

Seven things that surprise Americans about U.K. mortgages, house-buying

One of the most memorable moments of their U.K. house-buying experience, for many American expats, is when someone explains to them what the word “gazumping” means.

October 19, 2018
Mortgages and Property
Written by Helen Burggraf

Brokers, banks: ‘American appetite for U.K. resi property robust despite Brexit’

But tax, residency and currency considerations keep many institutions from dealing with U.S. expats...

September 25, 2018
Mortgages and Property
Written by Helen Burggraf

Get professional advice to avoid risk of a ‘Boris’, U.S. expats in U.K. warned

Boris Johnson, the New York-born former mayor of London who recently resigned as U.K. foreign secretary, is well known to Londoners for having unofficially lent his name to a bicycle-sharing scheme (“Boris bikes”) that was launched in 2010, and with which he, a keen cyclist himself, was associated.

September 12, 2018
Mortgages and Property
Written by Helen Burggraf

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